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KVK Tech Phentermine Capsules Recall: Impurities Risk Serious Injury

KVK Tech recalls 100-count and 1000-count 15mg Phentermine capsules due to impurities found in stability testing. These capsules may pose a risk of serious injury if taken.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1083-2017DrugKVK Tech ›
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Recalling firmKVK-Tech, Inc.110 Terry Dr · Newtown, PA 18940-3427
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What happened, in plain English

KVK Tech is recalling 15mg Phentermine HCL capsules that were found to have impurities in stability tests. This could lead to serious health risks if taken as directed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/41413-kvk-tech-phentermine-capsules-recall-impurities-risk-serious-injury.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/41413-kvk-tech-phentermine-capsules-recall-impurities-risk-serious-injury · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1083-2017

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“KVK Tech Phentermine Capsules Recall: Impurities Risk Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/41413-kvk-tech-phentermine-capsules-recall-impurities-risk-serious-injury. Based on FDA recall #D-1083-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1083-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The capsules failed stability tests showing unknown impurities at 30 months when stored at room temperature. These impurities could cause serious health issues if taken.

Who’s affected

People who own or use the recalled 100-count or 1000-count 15mg Phentermine capsules. Those with medical conditions requiring weight management are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 100-count bottles (NDC 10702-026-01) or 1000-count bottles (NDC 10702-026-10) with lot numbers 12322A, 12323B, 12324A, 12455A, 12456A, or 12323A. The capsules are prescription-only and expire by September 2017 or December 2017.

  • Brand
    KVK Tech
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Identify the product by checking the lot number and expiration date on the bottle.

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 in the United States” 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.

1. Firm started the recall: Aug 3, 201712. FDA classified it Class III: Aug 11, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 23, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 4, 2018420172018
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  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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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-1083-2017 (August 3, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1083-2017 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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