A commonly used heartburn medication has been recalled due to discoloration, according to a notice that was recently published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The notice, which was uploaded on the agency’s website last week, said that Hetero Labs Limited of India recalled one batch of pantoprazole sodium in March. The FDA classified the recall on April 17.
The company said it received five discoloration complaints indicating that the “tablets discolored darker than normal and have lighter-colored spots,” the notice said. The recall was done voluntarily and is still ongoing, it added.
The recall impacts 4,750 1,000-count, prescription-only bottles of pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets in 40-milligram strength. The affected bottles have an expiration date of June 26, 2027, and a batch number of FD253967….