CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 6 Jul 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report
Losartan potassium & Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 100 mg/25 recalled
Macleods Pharma Usa is recalling Losartan potassium & Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 100 mg/25 mg, 30, 90, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 10 Jun 2022 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-1164-2022
- FDA event ID
- 90426
- Recalling firm
- Macleods Pharma Usa, Plainsboro, NJ
- Manufacturer
- Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 10 Jun 2022
- FDA classified
- 27 Jun 2022
- Reported
- 6 Jul 2022
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Blood Pressure Medication
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2022 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 27 Jun 2022 | Classified by FDA | +17 days |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
CGMP Deviations- AZIDO Impurity levels observed to be above acceptable limits
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
Losartan potassium & Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 100 mg/25 mg, 30, 90 & 1000 count NDC # 33342-052-07, NDC #33342-052-10 & NDC # 33342-052-44, Rx Only, MFR: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc. Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Where it was distributed
Product was distributed nationwide.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
CGMP Deviations- AZIDO Impurity levels observed to be above acceptable limits
Which lots are affected?
Lot # BLM2114A, exp. date 07/2023
Where was it sold?
Product was distributed 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 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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