CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 31 Jul 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Capsules, USP 5mg/500 mg recalled
Watson Laboratories is recalling Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Capsules, USP 5mg/500 mg, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 19 Jul 2013 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-823-2013
- FDA event ID
- 65747
- Recalling firm
- Watson Laboratories, Corona, CA
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 19 Jul 2013
- FDA classified
- 25 Jul 2013
- Reported
- 31 Jul 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Pain Medication
Timeline
| 19 Jul 2013 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 25 Jul 2013 | Classified by FDA | +6 days |
| 31 Jul 2013 | 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
Subpotent drug: Two lots of Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Capsules, USP 5/500 mg are being recalled due to low out of specification (OOS) assay result obtained at expiry (24 months) for the oxycodone portion of the product.
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
Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Capsules, USP 5mg/500 mg, packaged in a)100-count bottle (NDC 0591-0737-01), b) 500-count bottle (NDC 0591-0737-05), Rx only, Manufactured by Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA92880.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Subpotent drug: Two lots of Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Capsules, USP 5/500 mg are being recalled due to low out of specification (OOS) assay result obtained at expiry (24 months) for the oxycodone portion of the product.
Which lots are affected?
Lot # a) 444971A, Exp 8/13; b) 444973A, Exp 8/13
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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