CLASS II ONGOING Drug recall · Reported 13 Nov 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
Ibuprofen 800mg, Generic for: Motrin, Each tablet contains recalled
Direct Rx is recalling Ibuprofen 800mg, Generic for: Motrin, Each tablet contains: Ibuprofen, USP 800 mg, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 9 Aug 2024 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-0041-2025
- FDA event ID
- 95618
- Recalling firm
- Direct Rx, Dawsonville, GA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 9 Aug 2024
- FDA classified
- 7 Nov 2024
- Reported
- 13 Nov 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Pain Medication
Timeline
| 9 Aug 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Classified by FDA | +90 days |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 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 Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Product failed impurity specifications at the 18-month stability testing.
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
Ibuprofen 800mg, Generic for: Motrin, Each tablet contains: Ibuprofen, USP 800 mg, Packaged and Distributed by: DIRECT Rx, Dawsonville, GA 30534, Mfg By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LA, LLC, Shreveport, LA 71106, a) NDC 61919-0621-15 (15 count bottles), b) NDC 61919-0621-30 (30 count bottles, c) NDC 61919-0621-40 (40 count bottles), d) NDC 61919-0621-60 (60 count bottles), e) NDC 61919-0621-90 (90 count bottles), f) NDC: 61919-0621-100 and NDC: 61919-0621-71 (100 count bottles), g) NDC 61919-0621-72 (120 count bottles).
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the US
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Product failed impurity specifications at the 18-month stability testing.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #s: a) 02FE2414, Exp 11/30/26. b) 18JU2407, Exp 11/30/26; 27JY2316, Exp 02/28/27; 13SE2317, 13OC2312, 23AU2307, Exp 03/31/27. c) 25SE2308, Exp 03/31/27. d) 29MA2313, 23MA2315, Exp 12/31/26; 25MY2304, Exp 01/31/27; 26JU2313, 27JY2314, Exp 02/28/27. e) 27SE2322, 30OC2304, 12OC2301, Exp 03/31/27. f) 11SE2322, 02FE2419, 23JA2405, 10JA2426, 17MY2416, 05DE2312, 24OC2321, 05FE2433, 20MA2418, 29NO2317, Exp 11/30/26. g) 31MA2308, Exp 12/31/26; 25SE2305, Exp 03/31/27.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the US
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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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