Drug FDA Class II Ongoing cGMP deviation
Cinacalcet Tablets, 30 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-459-30
AvKARE Published Dec 11, 2024
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 AvKARE or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
CGMP deviations: Presence of Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurity (NDSRI), N-Nitroso-Cinacalcet above acceptable intake limit.
Hazards
N-nitroso-cinacalcet · primary
Affected products (1)
Cinacalcet Tablets, 30 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-459-30
50,304 bottles
Code info: Lot#: 44378, 44597, 45804, Exp 12/31/2024
Affected areas
Nationwide
Timeline
- InitiatedNov 27, 2024
- PublishedDec 11, 2024
- Recall number
- D-0108-2025
- 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.