The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-0266-2024·Announced 2024-01-31

Prescription Drug Recall: Lurasidone Hydrochloride Tablets for Microbial Contamination

Sun Pharmaceutical is recalling 11,400 bottles of Lurasidone Hydrochloride 60mg tablets due to microbial contamination in manufacturing equipment. Patients taking this medication should contact their doctor or pharmacist.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall with microbial contamination in manufacturing equipment and no reported illnesses or injuries, meeting the rubric threshold for Moderate severity.

Plain-English summary

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc is recalling 11,400 bottles of Lurasidone Hydrochloride 60mg tablets (lot DNE0620A, expiration 05/31/2025) due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) deviations. Microbial contamination was identified in stagnant water within the duct of manufacturing equipment.

The affected product (NDC 47335-639-83) was distributed nationwide across the United States. Consumers currently taking this medication should contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider before discontinuing or changing their treatment.

This recall was issued by the Food and Drug Administration and classified as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE (LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE)
Brand
LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE
Manufacturer
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Hazard
  • microbial-contamination

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot #: DNE0620A Exp. 05/31/2025

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same brand · LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE