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D-0534-2025Class II

Ascend Laboratories, LLC

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Recalling firm
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Product type
Drug
Status
Ongoing
Report date
2025-07-23
Distribution
US Nationwide.
Firm state
NJ
Product quantity
N/A
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
SPEQ quality domain
Validation & Qualification
Reason for recall

CGMP Deviations: detection of N-nitroso-dimethyl-rizatriptan impurity, above the FDA recommended acceptable intake limit.

Product description

Rizatriptan Benzoate Tablets, USP, 10 mg, 18 (3x6) Unit Dose Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054, NDC 67877-262-18

Code / lot info

Lot 22143653, 22143675, Exp Date: July 2025; Lot 22144528, Exp Date: September 2025; Lot 22144977, Exp Date: November 2025; Lot 23140257, Exp Date: December 2025; Lot 23140999, Exp Date: Feb. 2026; Lot 23141900, 23142118, 23142120, 23142123, Exp Date: May 2026; Lot 23144563, 23144565, Exp Date: November 2026; Lot 24142623, Exp Date: May 2027; Lot 24142624, 24142626, 24143469, Exp Date: Jun. 2027.

Data: U.S. FDA. Recall details are as reported by the FDA. The quality-domain mapping and severity are a SPEQ editorial interpretation of the recall reason, not an official FDA classification. Open the enforcement explorer →