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Famotidine tablets Recalled by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. Due to Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Famotodine has an out of...

Date: October 3, 2017
Company: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Drug)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

Famotidine tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-count bottle, OTC, labeled as a) CVS Pharmacy Acid Controller, NDC 55111-118-30, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, Made in India, b) Equate Famotidine, NDC 49035-118-30, Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716, Made in India

Quantity: 569376 bottles

Why Was This Recalled?

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Famotodine has an out of specification result for an individual related substance observed during routine stability testing of a batch for related substances -impurity 8 at 24 month stability interval.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. has 163 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Drug). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report