Zydus, Dr Reddy's recall products in US over manufacturing issues
New Delhi: Pharmaceutical giants Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Zydus Lifesciences are recalling products from the U.S. market due to manufacturing-related issues, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's latest Enforcement Report.
An American subsidiary of Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories is recalling 571 vials of Succinylcholine Chloride Injection, a medication used to relax muscles. The recall was initiated after an "Out-of-Specification result during the six-month stability testing," the USFDA stated.
Princeton-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. initiated the nationwide (US) Class II recall on September 26 this year.
As per a PTI report, US-based arm of Zydus Lifesciences is also recalling over 1,500 boxes of an antiviral medication used primarily to treat chronic hepatitis B virus.
Established in 1984, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. is an innovative, global lifesciences company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of healthcare therapies.
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