The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0828-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Ascend Recalls Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets Due to cGMP Deviations

Ascend Laboratories is recalling 192 bottles of Olmesartan Medoxomil 20 mg tablets because they were released in error with an alternate API source before approval.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class II recall. The rubric assigns a score of 3 to risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported, as no specific adverse events are mentioned in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Ascend Laboratories LLC is recalling 192 bottles of Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets 20 mg, NDC 67877-446-90. The product is a prescription-only medication distributed nationwide in the U.S. The specific lot number is 19122552, with an expiration date of 7/31/2021.

The recall was initiated due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) deviations. The source text states that the tablets were released in error with an alternate active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) source prior to the filing and approval of a Prior Approval Supplement.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider or pharmacist for guidance. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

The recalled product

Product
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL)
Brand
OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL
Affected units
192

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 (2)

  • Lot #: 19122552
  • Exp 7/31/2021

UPCs (1)

  • 0367877445304

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same brand · OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL