Preferred Pharmaceuticals recalls Allopurinol Tablets with green plastic piece
Preferred Pharmaceuticals recalls 100mg Allopurinol tablets due to small green plastic piece in some bottles. Consumers should check product details and contact the company for guidance.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Presence of Foreign Substance: manufacturer recalled this re-packaged product due to reports of a small piece of green plastic embedded in the crack towards the edge of the tablet.
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What happened, in plain English
Preferred Pharmaceuticals is recalling 100mg Allopurinol tablets that may have a small green plastic piece inside the tablet. This could cause choking or injury if the plastic piece is swallowed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/34000-preferred-pharmaceuticals-recalls-allopurinol-tablets-with-green-plastic-piece.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/34000-preferred-pharmaceuticals-recalls-allopurinol-tablets-with-green-plastic-piece · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0173-2023
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“Preferred Pharmaceuticals recalls Allopurinol Tablets with green plastic piece.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/34000-preferred-pharmaceuticals-recalls-allopurinol-tablets-with-green-plastic-piece. Based on FDA recall #D-0173-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0173-2023%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The tablets may contain a small green plastic piece that could be swallowed, leading to choking or injury. This is a foreign substance that can cause harm if ingested.
Who’s affected
People who have a prescription for Allopurinol tablets from this manufacturer are affected. Those who take the tablets without checking for the plastic piece are at higher risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Allopurinol Tablets 100mg, USP, 90-count bottles' with the lot number K3022Q and expiration date 3/31/2025. The product was sold by Preferred Pharmaceuticals under the brand name PREFERRED.
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for the lot number K3022Q and expiration date 3/31/2025 on the bottle.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Indiana.
FDA distribution: “IN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Indiana.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
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-0173-2023 (January 16, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0173-2023 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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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