Allopurinol

Allopurinol recalls: 5 FDA reports

Recalls involving Allopurinol. What was wrong with each batch, and how the FDA graded the risk.

5Reports
0Class I
0Ongoing
2024-07-10Most recent

What the classes mean

The FDA sorts every recall into one of three classes. The class is the whole story. It is also the part people skip.

ClassWhat the FDA is saying
Class IThere is a reasonable probability that using this will cause serious harm or death.
Class IIIt may cause temporary or reversible harm. Serious harm is unlikely.
Class IIIIt breaks a rule but is unlikely to hurt anyone. Often a labelling fault.

Class II is the bulk of every list here. That matters. A long list of Class II says something different from one Class I.

By class

ClassReports
Class II4
Class III1

By year reported

YearReports
20151
20201
20231
20242
Checking whether it affects you

The lot or code number is what matters. Not the product name. A recall covers specific lots. Yours may not be one of them.

Check the code on your package against the report. The FDA keeps the current list at fda.gov/safety/recalls.

The reports

The text below is quoted from the FDA record word for word.

Allopurinol Tablets, USP 300mg, 100 Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LA

D-0583-2024  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2024-07-10  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of foreign substance.
Product
Allopurinol Tablets, USP 300mg, 100 Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LA LLC, Shreveport, LA 71106 USA, NDC 55111-730-01.
Where it went
IL, MS, OH
How much
20,520 units

ALLOPURINOL Tablets, USP 300 MG 500 count Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratori

D-0164-2024  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2024-01-03  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Products were exposed to temperatures outside of the products labeled storage conditions.
Product
ALLOPURINOL Tablets, USP 300 MG 500 count Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories LA LLC, Shreveport, LA 71106. NDC: 55111-730-05
Where it went
Nationwide USA
How much
1 unit

Allopurinol Tablets USP, 100 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham,

D-0168-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-02-01  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Substance: Presence of a small piece of green plastic embedded in the crack towards the edge of the tablet.
Product
Allopurinol Tablets USP, 100 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703, Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213. India. NDC 16729-134-01
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
87,576 bottles

Aloprim (allopurinol sodium) for Injection, 500 mg Single-Dose Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Institut

D-1271-2020  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2020-05-27  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Discoloration: Out-of-specification results for appearance obtained during routine stability testing at the end of shelf-life for the parameters Appearance and Color of Solution.
Product
Aloprim (allopurinol sodium) for Injection, 500 mg Single-Dose Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Institutional LLC, Rockford, IL 61103 USA. NDC: 67457-187-50
Where it went
Distributed Nationwide in the USA
How much
3,010 vials

ALLOPURINOL TABLETS, USP, 300 mg, 500 count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUN

D-1405-2015  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2015-09-09  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications; report of oversized and discolored tablets
Product
ALLOPURINOL TABLETS, USP, 300 mg, 500 count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811 --- NDC 0603-2116-28
Where it went
Nationwide and PR
How much
21552 units
Read these counts with three things in mind

A firm with more recalls usually makes more products. A contract packer runs hundreds of lines. It will out-recall a company with one product whatever either does. This is not a safety ranking.

Most recalls here are voluntary. A firm found its own fault and pulled the stock. That is the system working. It lands in this database looking the same as a recall the FDA had to push for.

Terminated means the FDA considers the recall finished. It is not a verdict. It does not mean anyone was harmed.

Source: openFDA enforcement reports, retrieved 2026-08-05. FDA dataset last updated 2026-07-29.

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