Drug FDA Class II Ongoing Failed specifications
Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 115 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC: 67877-644-30
Ascend Laboratories, LLC Published Jun 17, 2026
Risk level
Class IIMay cause a temporary or reversible health problem; slight chance of serious harm.
Severity score 60/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Ascend Laboratories, LLC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
Failed Dissolution Specifications: An out-of-specification (OOS) result was observed during the 9th month of dissolution test analysis
Hazards
Failed Dissolution · primary
Affected products (1)
Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 115 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC: 67877-644-30
MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE · 360 30-count bottles
NDC: 67877-436, 67877-578, 67877-576, 67877-577, 67877-643, 67877-644, 67877-437, 67877-438, 67877-578-14, 67877-578-30, 67877-578-01, 67877-578-05, 67877-576-14, 67877-576-30, 67877-576-01, 67877-576-05, 67877-577-14, 67877-577-30, 67877-577-01, 67877-577-05, 67877-643-14, 67877-643-30, 67877-643-01, 67877-643-05, 67877-644-14, 67877-644-30, 67877-644-01, 67877-644-05, 67877-436-14, 67877-436-30, 67877-436-01, 67877-436-05, 67877-437-14, 67877-437-30, 67877-437-01, 67877-437-05, 67877-438-14, 67877-438-30, 67877-438-01, 67877-438-05
Lot codes: 25141635
Code info: Lot# 25141635, Exp 4/30/2028
Affected areas
Nationwide
Timeline
- InitiatedJun 1, 2026
- PublishedJun 17, 2026
- Recall number
- D-0597-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA drug enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.