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Unrated Drug recall · FDA · Published December 9, 2020

Keryx recalls Auryxia 210mg tablets due to CGMP deviations

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals recalls 200-count Auryxia (ferric citrate) tablets with CGMP deviations. This prescription medication may have manufacturing issues affecting quality.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0170-2021DrugKeryx ›
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Recalling firmAkebia Therapeutics dba Keryx Biopharmaceutials, Inc245 1st St · Cambridge, MA 02142-1200
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What happened, in plain English

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals is recalling 200-count bottles of Auryxia (ferric citrate) tablets that were manufactured with CGMP deviations. This recall is for prescription-only medication that could have quality issues from manufacturing. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/36618-keryx-recalls-auryxia-210mg-tablets-due-to-cgmp-deviations.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/36618-keryx-recalls-auryxia-210mg-tablets-due-to-cgmp-deviations · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0170-2021

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“Keryx recalls Auryxia 210mg tablets due to CGMP deviations.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/36618-keryx-recalls-auryxia-210mg-tablets-due-to-cgmp-deviations. Based on FDA recall #D-0170-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0170-2021%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

CGMP deviations refer to manufacturing process issues that could affect the quality and safety of the medication. This means the tablets might not meet the required standards for purity and effectiveness.

Who’s affected

Prescription patients who have the 200-count bottles of Auryxia (ferric citrate) tablets with lot number 9062. Patients using this medication for iron deficiency anemia are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the 200-count bottles of Auryxia (ferric citrate) tablets with lot number 9062. The product is prescription-only and distributed by Keryx Biopharmaceuticals.

  • Brand
    Keryx
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the lot number 9062 on the bottle to confirm if it's affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “The product was distributed by two major distributors who further distributed the product nationwide and one specialty pharmacy.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 9 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 9, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 18, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 30, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 1, 2021420202021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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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-0170-2021 (December 9, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0170-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 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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