amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg
Medicine recall D-1347-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 1, 2020.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 1, 2020. 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: FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx only, 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad 382213 India Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 65162-178-10
How much: “N/A”, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
AM181118AA 10/31/2020 AM181191AA 9/30/2020 AM181192AA 9/30/2020 AM181235AA 9/30/2020 AM181236AA 9/30/2020 AM181237AA 9/30/2020 AM181240AA 9/30/2020 AM181241AA 9/30/2020 AM181242AA 9/30/2020 AM181243AA 9/30/2020 AM181244AA 10/31/2020…
Every code shown here, 1,994 characters
AM181118AA 10/31/2020 AM181191AA 9/30/2020 AM181192AA 9/30/2020 AM181235AA 9/30/2020 AM181236AA 9/30/2020 AM181237AA 9/30/2020 AM181240AA 9/30/2020 AM181241AA 9/30/2020 AM181242AA 9/30/2020 AM181243AA 9/30/2020 AM181244AA 10/31/2020 AM181268AA 10/31/2020 AM181269AA 10/31/2020 AM181270AA 10/30/2020 AM181271AA 10/31/2020 AM181272AA 10/31/2020 AM181273AA 10/31/2020 AM181274AA 10/31/2020 AM181275AA 10/31/2020 AM181276AA 10/31/2020 AM181277AA 10/31/2020 AM181307AA 10/31/2020 AM181308AA 10/31/2020 AM181309AA 10/31/2020 AM181310AA 10/31/2020 AM181311AA 10/31/2020 AM181313AA 10/31/2020 AM181314AA 10/31/2020 AM181315AA 11/30/2020 AM181316AA 11/30/2020 AM181317AA 12/31/2020 AM181419AA 11/30/2020 AM181420AA 11/30/2020 AM181421AA 11/30/2020 AM181422AA 11/30/2020 AM181423AA 11/30/2020 AM181424AA 11/30/2020 AM181425AA 11/30/2020 AM181430BA 12/31/2020 AM181455AA 12/31/2020 AM181456AA 12/31/2020 AM181457AA 12/31/2020 AM181458AA 12/31/2020 AM181459AA 12/31/2020 AM181460AA 12/31/2020 AM181461AA 12/31/2020 AM181462AA 12/31/2020 AM181463AA 12/31/2020 AM181464AA 12/31/2020 AM181465AA 12/31/2020 AM190054AA 12/31/2020 AM190055AA 12/31/2020 AM190057AA 12/31/2020 AM190058AA 12/31/2020 AM190102AA 12/31/2020 AM190103AA 12/31/2020 AM190104AA 12/31/2020 AM190105AA 12/31/2020 AM190106AA 12/31/2020 AM190107AA 12/31/2020 AM190108AA 12/31/2020 AM190120AA 12/31/2020 AM190633AA 5/31/2021 AM190634AA 5/31/2021 AM190635AA 5/31/2021 AM190636AA 5/31/2021 AM190637AA 5/31/2021 AM190638AA 5/31/2021 AM190640AA 5/31/2021 AM190641AA 5/31/2021 AM190642AA 5/31/2021 AM190664AA 5/31/2021 AM190665AA 5/31/2021 AM190666AA 5/31/2021 AM190667AA 5/31/2021 AM190668AA 5/31/2021 AM190669AA 6/30/2021 AM190670AA 6/30/2021 AM190671AA 6/30/2021 AM190672AA 6/30/2021 AM190714AA 6/30/2021 AM190934A 8/31/2021 AM190991A 8/31/2021 AM190992A 8/31/2021 AM190993A 8/31/2021 AM190994A 8/31/2021 AM191040A 9/30/2021 AM191041A 9/30/2021 AM191083A 9/30/2021 AM191084A 9/30/2021 AM191085A 9/30/2021 AM191091A 9/30/2021 AM191092A 9/30/2021…
FDA’s list runs to 3,743 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
65162-178-10
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.
Nationwide
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 May 29, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Jun 25, 2020.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Jul 1, 2020.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, 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 3,743 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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