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Dr. Reddy's Metoprolol Tablets Recall: Foreign Clopidogrel Tablets Found

Dr. Reddy's recalls 100-mg Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets due to foreign Clopidogrel tablets found in some bottles. This is a prescription-only product.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0727-2018DrugDr. Reddy's ›
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Recalling firmDr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.107 College Rd E · Princeton, NJ 08540-6623
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What happened, in plain English

Dr. Reddy's is recalling 100-mg Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets because foreign Clopidogrel 75-mg tablets were found in some bottles. This could cause unintended medication interactions if taken. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/40606-dr-reddy-s-metoprolol-tablets-recall-foreign-clopidogrel-tablets-found.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/40606-dr-reddy-s-metoprolol-tablets-recall-foreign-clopidogrel-tablets-found · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0727-2018

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“Dr. Reddy's Metoprolol Tablets Recall: Foreign Clopidogrel Tablets Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/40606-dr-reddy-s-metoprolol-tablets-recall-foreign-clopidogrel-tablets-found. Based on FDA recall #D-0727-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0727-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Foreign Clopidogrel tablets were found in some bottles of Metoprolol. If taken, they could cause unintended medication interactions due to different blood-thinning effects.

Who’s affected

Prescription patients who received the recalled Metoprolol tablets from Dr. Reddy's. Those with specific medical conditions requiring precise medication timing are at higher risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets, 100 mg, 100 tablets' with NDC 55111-468-01 and batch number C706254 from August 2019.

  • Brand
    Dr. Reddy's
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Medication

    Look for the product name and batch number on the bottle label to confirm if it's recalled.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “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 2.6 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 23, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: May 9, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 16, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 14, 2020420182020
  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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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-0727-2018 (April 23, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0727-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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