Defective container: Preferred Pharmaceuticals received a letter from the manufacturer Glenmark, that the blister packs are not fully sealed and tablets falling out. Preferred Pharmaceuticals purchased the finished product and repackaged the product for sale.
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📍Recalling firmGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA619 River Dr · Elmwood Park, NJ 07407-1317
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling 4mg ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets because the blister packs may not be fully sealed, causing tablets to fall out. This could lead to accidental ingestion of the medication by others, especially in households with children. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/31569-glenmark-ondansetron-tablets-recall-blister-packs-not-fully-sealed.
“Glenmark Ondansetron Tablets Recall: Blister Packs Not Fully Sealed.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/31569-glenmark-ondansetron-tablets-recall-blister-packs-not-fully-sealed. Based on FDA recall #D-0246-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0246-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Dec. 30, 2025, that Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA is recalling Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablets due to defective blister packs that are not fully sealed. The agency said the defect allows tablets to fall out of the packaging.
According to the FDA, Preferred Pharmaceuticals received a letter from manufacturer Glenmark stating that the blister packs are not fully sealed and tablets are falling out. The company purchased the finished product and repackaged it for sale.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA has 54 other recalls on record since 2017-11-20. Other recent recalls of similar products include Glenmark Azelaic Acid Gel 15% Recall (2026-07-23), Glenmark Alyacen Birth Control Tablets Recall (2026-05-27), and Glenmark Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets Recall (2025-11-21). Other recent recalls of similar products include Preferred Pharma Recalls Ondansetron ODT Due to Defective Seals (2025-11-17), Oxycodone 5mg Tablets Recall: Weak Blister Seals Cause Tablets to Fall Out (2026-01-14), and Bionpharma Divalproex Tablets Recall: Foreign Tablets Risk (2026-06-26).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for 4mg ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets in 30-tablet blister packs (3 blistercards each with 10 tablets). The product was sold by Preferred Pharmaceuticals after being repackaged from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals.
Brand
Glenmark
Category
Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Blister Packs
Inspect the blister packs for signs of being not fully sealed, such as tablets falling out.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Nationwide within the United States” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 8 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0246-2026 (December 30, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0246-2026 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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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