Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules recall (Ascend Laboratories, LLC)
DrugClass IIIOngoing
Summary: Ascend Laboratories, LLC is recalling Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 150 mg, 60-count (6x10) blister pack further packaged in a carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai, INDIA, Distributed by: MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS, Indianapolis, IN 46268, NDC 0904-7255-68.. Reason: Failed impurity/degradation specification: an OOS result observed in Related substance test analysis w.r.t Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurities for 12-month stability.
What is being recalled
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 150 mg, 60-count (6x10) blister pack further packaged in a carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai, INDIA, Distributed by: MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS, Indianapolis, IN 46268, NDC 0904-7255-68.
Why
Failed impurity/degradation specification: an OOS result observed in Related substance test analysis w.r.t Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurities for 12-month stability
How serious is it
Class III is the least serious level: using or being exposed to this product is not likely to cause health problems, but it breaks FDA rules.
Where it was sold
USA Nationwide
How to tell if yours is affected
Lot: 25141583, Exp. April 30, 2027.
What to do
Check the product name, lot number and expiration date on your package against the codes above. If they match, do not stop taking a prescription medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first; ask them about a replacement. Return or dispose of the product as your pharmacy advises.
Recall facts
| Recall number | D-0737-2026 |
| Category | Drug |
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Severity | Class III |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall started | July 16, 2026 |
| Reported | August 5, 2026 |
| Company | Ascend Laboratories, LLC |
| Company location | Bedminster, NJ, United States |
| Initiated by | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
| Quantity | 3,600 cartons x 6 x 10 (in blister pack) |
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