Teva Famotidine Tablets 20mg Recall: Weight Issue
Teva Pharmaceuticals recalls 20mg Famotidine tablets due to weight specification failure. This may affect medication accuracy. Contact for details.
Lower-risk recall
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specification; out of specification for tablet weight
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What happened, in plain English
Teva Pharmaceuticals is recalling 20mg Famotidine tablets that may not weigh correctly. This could lead to incorrect medication dosing, which is important for patients using these prescription drugs. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/41431-teva-famotidine-tablets-20mg-recall-weight-issue.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/41431-teva-famotidine-tablets-20mg-recall-weight-issue · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1056-2017
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“Teva Famotidine Tablets 20mg Recall: Weight Issue.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/41431-teva-famotidine-tablets-20mg-recall-weight-issue. Based on FDA recall #D-1056-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1056-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The tablets may not weigh correctly, which could lead to incorrect medication dosing. This is a manufacturing issue that affects the tablet's weight specification.
Who’s affected
Prescription patients using Famotidine tablets from Teva Pharmaceuticals. Those with specific medical conditions requiring precise dosing are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Famotidine Tablets USP, 20mg, 100 count bottles with NDC 0172-5728-60 and lot number 3429066, expiring June 2018.
- Brand
Teva Pharmaceuticals- Category
Drug
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for NDC 0172-5728-60 and lot number 3429066 on the bottle.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
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 6 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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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-1056-2017 (July 24, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1056-2017 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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