The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Drugs)·D-0857-2017·Announced 2017-05-31

Sun Pharmaceutical Recalls Children's Cetirizine Tablets for Hardness Issues

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is recalling 13,200 bottles of Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Chewable Tablets due to out-of-specification tablet hardness.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a physical specification failure (hardness) rather than a chemical or biological hazard.

Plain-English summary

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. is recalling 13,200 bottles of Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Chewable Tablets, 5 mg, 30-count bottles. The product is identified by Lot # JKR5135A and expiration date 11/17. The recall was initiated because the tablets failed to meet specifications for tablet hardness, resulting in out-of-specification results for increased hardness.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico. The tablets are manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd. in India and distributed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. in Cranbury, NJ.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact Sun Pharmaceutical Industries for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Chewable Tablets, 5 mg, 30-count bottle, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol - 389 350, Gujarat, India; Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, NDC 47335-343-83.
Affected units
13,200

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 #: JKR5135A
  • Exp 11/17

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically: