CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 16 Sep 2015 · FDA Enforcement Report
Methocarbamol Tablets, USP 500 mg recalled
Golden State Medical Supply is recalling Methocarbamol Tablets, USP 500 mg, distributed in Georgia. The recall was initiated on 11 Aug 2015 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-1426-2015
- FDA event ID
- 71921
- Recalling firm
- Golden State Medical Supply, Camarillo, CA
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 11 Aug 2015
- FDA classified
- 9 Sep 2015
- Reported
- 16 Sep 2015
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Packaging Defects
Timeline
| 11 Aug 2015 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Classified by FDA | +29 days |
| 16 Sep 2015 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Presence of Foreign Substance: Presence of hair.
Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.
Product as listed by the FDA
METHOCARBAMOL TABLETS, USP 500 mg, 500 Count Bottles, Rx Only. Manufactured by AustarPharma LLC, Edison, NJ 08837, USA, Packaged by GSMS Incorporated, Camarillo, CA 93012, USA, NDC: 60429-118-05.
Where it was distributed
U.S. Including: GA.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Foreign Substance: Presence of hair.
Which lots are affected?
Lot # GS007849, Expiry: 02/2017
Where was it sold?
U.S. Including: GA.
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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