CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 12 Oct 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR) recalled
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is recalling buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 150 mg, Twice-A-Day, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 13 Sep 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-0007-2017
- FDA event ID
- 75206
- Recalling firm
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Cranbury, NJ
- Manufacturer
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 13 Sep 2016
- FDA classified
- 6 Oct 2016
- Reported
- 12 Oct 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Antidepressants
Timeline
| 13 Sep 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Classified by FDA | +23 days |
| 12 Oct 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 150 mg, Twice-A-Day, in 60 count bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512 Manufactured by Sun Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd. Halol- Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India. UPC 347335737868 NDC 47335-737-86
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Which lots are affected?
JKN5124A and JKN5229A, exp 10/2016
Where was it sold?
Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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