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Famciclovir Tablets, USP 500 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Manufactured... — FDA record D-0509-2025
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Jun 11, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Famciclovir Tablets, USP 500 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Daman, India NDC# 33342-026-07.
- Reason
- Presence of Foreign Substance- Black hair strand found attached to a tablet in a sealed bottle.
- Classification
- Class III
- Recalling firm
- Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Quantity
- 9,888/ 30 count bottles
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- D-0509-2025
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Lot # 12250247B, Exp. 01/31/2027 |
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Distribution
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Jul 16, 2025
- Recall initiation date
- Jun 11, 2025
- Center classification date
- Jul 7, 2025
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