American Health Packaging Recalls Metoclopramide Tablets Due to Foreign Drug Presence
American Health Packaging recalls specific lots of Metoclopramide Tablets, USP, 5 mg due to the presence of foreign tablets or capsules.
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Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules
What happened, in plain English
American Health Packaging is recalling Metoclopramide Tablets, USP, 5 mg because some cartons contain foreign tablets or capsules. This recall affects 5,363 cartons distributed nationwide. The specific lots involved are 1028135 and 1029555 with an expiration date of 07/31/2027. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1756673-american-health-packaging-recalls-metoclopramide-tablets-usp-5-mg-100.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1756673-american-health-packaging-recalls-metoclopramide-tablets-usp-5-mg-100 · Published October 27, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0042-2027
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“American Health Packaging Recalls Metoclopramide Tablets Due to Foreign Drug Presence.” GovInfoNow, updated October 27, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1756673-american-health-packaging-recalls-metoclopramide-tablets-usp-5-mg-100. Based on FDA recall #D-0042-2027 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0042-2027%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of foreign tablets or capsules in the packaging means a patient may ingest a medication they were not prescribed. This can lead to unexpected side effects, adverse drug interactions, or lack of therapeutic effect from the intended Metoclopramide dose.
Who’s affected
Patients in the United States who have been prescribed or purchased Metoclopramide Tablets, USP, 5 mg from this specific manufacturer and lot numbers are affected. Individuals taking this medication for gastrointestinal conditions are at risk of ingesting an unintended drug.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your prescription bottle for the brand American Health Packaging and the product name Metoclopramide Tablets, USP, 5 mg. Verify the NDC Carton number is 60687-620-01 or NDC Unit Dose is 60687-620-11. Confirm the lot number is either 1028135 or 1029555 and the expiration date is 07/31/2027.
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What to do — step by step
Stop using the medication
Do not take the tablets if they match the recalled lot numbers and NDC codes.
Contact your pharmacist or doctor
Inform your healthcare provider about the recall to discuss alternative treatment options.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 15 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #D-0042-2027 (October 6, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0042-2027 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 27, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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