Jubilant Cadista Recalls Methylprednisolone Tablets Due to Labeling Error
Jubilant Cadista recalls 1512 bottles of Methylprednisolone Tablets 16 mg due to an incorrect expiration date on the label. Check your lot number.
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Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: incorrect expiration date of 02/0218 is printed on the container label instead of the correct expiration date of 02/2018.
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What happened, in plain English
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals is recalling 1,512 bottles of Methylprednisolone Tablets, USP, 16 mg because the container label displays an incorrect expiration date. The label shows '02/0218' instead of the correct date '02/2018'. This error affects Lot #16P0176 distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/42588-jubilant-cadista-recalls-methylprednisolone-tablets-due-to-labeling-error.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/42588-jubilant-cadista-recalls-methylprednisolone-tablets-due-to-labeling-error · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0205-2017
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“Jubilant Cadista Recalls Methylprednisolone Tablets Due to Labeling Error.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/42588-jubilant-cadista-recalls-methylprednisolone-tablets-due-to-labeling-error. Based on FDA recall #D-0205-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0205-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The hazard is strictly a labeling error where the expiration date is printed incorrectly on the container. The record does not state that the drug itself is unsafe or ineffective, only that the date information is wrong.
Who’s affected
Patients who have been prescribed Methylprednisolone Tablets, USP, 16 mg from the specific lot identified in the recall. The product is a prescription-only medication.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Methylprednisolone Tablets, USP, 16 mg in 50-count bottles manufactured by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. Look for NDC 59746-003-14 and Lot #16P0176. The label will incorrectly show an expiration date of 02/0218.
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Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide and Puerto Rico.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- 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-0205-2017 (June 13, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0205-2017 to see it in context.
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