Janumet (sitagliptin and metformin HCl) tablets, 50 mg/500 mg, 14-count bottle, packaged as 2 bottles per carton , Sample-Not For Sale, Rx Only, Manufactured for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA, by Patheon Puerto Rico, Inc. Manati, Puerto Rico, 00674 Bottle (NDC 0006-0575-02), Carton (NDC 0006-0575-03)
Drug Recall
Official source record
- Recall number
- D-0746-2022
- Event ID
- 89893
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recalling company
- MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
- Reason for recall
- Presence of foreign substance: Presence of stainless steel particulates in tablets.
- Report date
- April 13, 2022
- Recall initiation date
- March 31, 2022
- Termination date
- August 15, 2023
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide in the USA
Drug product identifiers
- Manufacturer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Brand name
- JANUMET
- Generic name
- SITAGLIPTIN AND METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
- Substance names
- METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE; SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE
- Product NDCs
- 0006-0575; 0006-0577
- Package NDCs
- 0006-0575-01; 0006-0575-02; 0006-0575-03; 0006-0575-52; 0006-0575-56; 0006-0575-61; 0006-0575-62; 0006-0575-82; 0006-0577-01; 0006-0577-02; 0006-0577-03; 0006-0577-52; 0006-0577-56; 0006-0577-61; 0006-0577-62; 0006-0577-82
- Route
- ORAL
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