Sun Pharma, Lupin recall Clonazepam, Lisinopril tablets respectively in US
New Delhi: Leading drug makers Lupin and Sun Pharma are recalling different products in the US, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
The Mumbai-based drug maker Lupin is recalling 11,688 bottles of Lisinopril tablets USP, 10 mg, which is used to treat high blood pressure, in the US market, as per the latest Enforcement Report by the US health regulator.
USFDA said the company is recalling the specific number of bottles due to presence of foreign tablets.
Lisinopril tablets USP, (20 mg) were found in a 1,000 count bottle of Lisinopril Tablets USP (10 mg), it noted.
The tablets have been manufactured at Lupin''s Nagpur facility and the nationwide (US) recall has been initiated by its Baltimore-based arm -- Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc, on July 17.
The USFDA has classified it as a Class-II recall, which is initiated in a "situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote".
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