Ranitidine Tablets, USP 150 mg a).60-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-06) , b).100-count bottles (NDC…
Medicine recall D-0612-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Dec 18, 2019.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Dec 18, 2019. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
CGMP Deviations: Impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) found in API
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Ranitidine Tablets, USP 150 mg a).60-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-06) , b).100-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-10), c).180-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-18), d).500-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-50) and e)1000-count bottles (NDC 65162-253-11).
How much: “N/A”, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
AR171764A 11/2019 AR171875A 11/2019 AR171876A 11/2019 AR171981A 11/2019 AR180020C 1/2020 AR180206A 1/2020 AR180207A 1/2020 AR180208A 1/2020 AR180438A 2/2020 AR180439A 2/2020 AR180481A 3/2020 AR180482A 3/2020 AR180483A 3/2020 AR181690A…
Every code shown here, 1,995 characters
AR171764A 11/2019 AR171875A 11/2019 AR171876A 11/2019 AR171981A 11/2019 AR180020C 1/2020 AR180206A 1/2020 AR180207A 1/2020 AR180208A 1/2020 AR180438A 2/2020 AR180439A 2/2020 AR180481A 3/2020 AR180482A 3/2020 AR180483A 3/2020 AR181690A 10/2020 AR181691A 10/2020 AR181806A 11/2020 AR190058A 12/2020 AR190059A 12/2020 AR190183A 1/2021 AR190184A 1/2021 AR171984A 12/2019 AR180020B 1/2020 AR180675A 4/2020 AR180868B 5/2020 AR181807A 11/2020 AR190366B 2/2021 AR171986A 12/2019 AR171987A 12/2019 AR180255A 1/2020 AR180441A 2/2020 AR180442A 2/2020 AR180559A 3/2020 AR180560A 3/2020 AR180594A 3/2020 AR180595A 3/2020 AR180829A 4/2020 AR180831A 5/2020 AR180832A 5/2020 AR180868A 5/2020 AR181807C 11/2020 AR190085A 12/2020 AR190086A 12/2020 AR190087A 12/2020 AR190124A 1/2021 AR190542B 3/2021 AR190609A 3/2021 AR190610A 3/2021 AR171875B 11/2019 AR180483B 3/2020 AR181807B 11/2020 AR190008B 12/2020 AR171763A 11/2019 AR171764B 11/2019 AR171874A 11/2019 AR171875C 11/2019 AR171877B 11/2019 AR171878B 11/2019 AR171982A 11/2019 AR171983A 12/2019 AR171985A 12/2019 AR180016A 12/2019 AR180017A 12/2019 AR180018A 12/2019 AR180019A 12/2019 AR180020A 1/2020 AR180208B 1/2020 AR180256A 1/2020 AR180291A 1/2020 AR180292A 1/2020 AR180293A 1/2020 AR180294A 2/2020 AR180295A 2/2020 AR180364A 2/2020 AR180365A 2/2020 AR180366A 2/2020 AR180367A 2/2020 AR180368A 2/2020 AR180440B 2/2020 AR180484A 3/2020 AR180485A 3/2020 AR180556A 3/2020 AR180557A 3/2020 AR180558A 3/2020 AR180596A 3/2020 AR180597A 3/2020 AR180598A 3/2020 AR180599A 3/2020 AR180675B 4/2020 AR180676A 4/2020 AR180677A 4/2020 AR180678A 4/2020 AR180679A 4/2020 AR180801A 4/2020 AR180802A 4/2020 AR180803A 4/2020 AR180869A 5/2020 AR180870A 5/2020 AR180871A 5/2020 AR180872A 5/2020 AR180994A 5/2020 AR180995A 5/2020 AR180996A 5/2020 AR180997A 6/2020 AR180998A 6/2020 AR181158A 7/2020 AR181159A 7/2020 AR181160A 7/2020 AR181161A 7/2020 AR181692A 10/2020 AR181693A 10/2020 AR181694A 10/2020 AR181709A 10/2020 AR181710A 11/2020 AR181711A 11/2020 AR181808A 11/2020…
FDA’s list runs to 2,346 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Barcodes and drug codes
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NDC
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NDC
65162-253-10 -
NDC
65162-253-18 -
NDC
65162-253-50 -
NDC
65162-253-11
As FDA’s description and codes give them; the UPCs written as digits only.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Product was distributed throughout the United States.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Nov 22, 2019.
- FDA classified it on Dec 9, 2019.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Dec 18, 2019.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Brookhaven, NY.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Press Release.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,346 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Drug recall enforcement reports.
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