Drug FDA Class II Ongoing cGMP deviation
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 30 mg, a.) 90-count bottles (NDC# 51991-747-90), b.) 1000-count bottles (NDC 51991-747-10), Rx Only, Manufactured by Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Distributed by Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc Published Apr 30, 2025
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 Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc 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 above the proposed interim limit.
Hazards
N-nitroso-duloxetine · primary
Affected products (1)
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 30 mg, a.) 90-count bottles (NDC# 51991-747-90), b.) 1000-count bottles (NDC 51991-747-10), Rx Only, Manufactured by Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Distributed by Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
DULOXETINE · 343,344 bottles
NDC: 51991-746, 51991-747, 51991-748, 51991-750, 51991-746-06, 51991-746-90, 51991-746-05, 51991-747-33, 51991-747-90, 51991-747-10, 51991-748-33, 51991-748-90, 51991-748-10, 51991-750-33, 51991-750-90, 51991-750-05, 51991-750-10
Lot codes: 230201C
Code info: Lot # 230201C, exp. date 01/2026 230471C, exp. date 01/2026 230288C, exp. date 01/2026
Affected areas
Nationwide
Timeline
- InitiatedApr 14, 2025
- PublishedApr 30, 2025
- Recall number
- D-0388-2025
- 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.