“Macleods Clopidogrel Tablets Recall: Foreign Matter Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/35995-macleods-clopidogrel-tablets-recall-foreign-matter-hazard. Based on FDA recall #D-0787-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0787-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Aug. 2, 2021, that Macleods Pharma USA Inc. is recalling Clopidogrel Tablets, USP, 75 mg, due to the presence of foreign matter. The firm initiated this voluntary Class II recall.
Manufacturer: Macleods Pharmaceutical Ltd., Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India
The hazard
The recall is due to the presence of foreign matter in the Clopidogrel Tablets. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Macleods Pharma USA, Inc. has 20 other recalls on record since Dec. 24, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Macleods Levothyroxine Tablets Recall (Feb. 26, 2026), the Macleods Losartan/HCTZ Recall (May 7, 2024), and the Macleods Pharma Levofloxacin Tablets Recall (Jan. 5, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Graviti Furosemide Tablets Recall (Jan. 10, 2026), the Guardian Drug Family Wellness Antacid Tablets Recall (May 28, 2026), and the Golden State Baclofen Tablets Recall (Nov. 26, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Clopidogrel Tablets, USP, 75 mg, 500-count bottle' with lot number BCA82021A and expiration date 06/2023. The NDC code is 33342-060-15.
Brand
Macleods
Category
Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify the lot number (BCA82021A) and expiration date (06/2023) on the packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Product was distributed nationwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 16 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #D-0787-2021 (August 2, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0787-2021 to see it in context.
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