Sun, Wockhardt recall drugs from US market

Pharma sector majors Sun Pharma and Wockhardt have separately initiated voluntary recall of a number of drugs from the US market due to different reasons.

Sun Pharma initiated voluntary recall of multiple lots of Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets USP (SR), 200 mg, 60-count bottle, from the US market for “failed dissolution specification”, while Wockhardt started recalling its Lisinopril Tablets USP, 5 mg and 20 mg from the same market for “CGMP violations”.

In a separate notification, the US FDA said that Wockhardt also initiated voluntary recall of 1,704 and 3,378 bottles of its Lisinopril Tablets USP, 5 mg and 20 mg respectively (both 1000-count ) bottles from the USA market.