Duloxetine

Duloxetine recalls: 5 FDA reports

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

5Reports
0Class I
4Ongoing
2026-06-10Most 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
20171
20264
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.

Duloxetine DR Capsules, 30 mg, 30 count bottles, Rx, Relabeled by: Enovachem Pharmaceuticals, Torrance, CA 905

D-0555-2026  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2026-06-10  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations; presence of Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurity (NDSRI), N-nitroso-duloxetine, above the FDA acceptable intake limit.
Product
Duloxetine DR Capsules, 30 mg, 30 count bottles, Rx, Relabeled by: Enovachem Pharmaceuticals, Torrance, CA 90501, NDC 76420-634-30, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.
Where it went
US Nationwide.
How much
50 bottles

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 30 mg, Rx Only, a) 90 Capsules, NDC 27241-098-09, b) 30 capsules, NDC 272

D-0514-2026  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2026-05-13  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Presence of N-nitroso-Duloxetine impurity above FDA recommended limit of 0.83 ppm, identified at the 12-month and 18-month long-term stability intervals.
Product
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 30 mg, Rx Only, a) 90 Capsules, NDC 27241-098-09, b) 30 capsules, NDC 27241-098-03, c) 1000 Capsules, NDC 27241-098-10, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, Made in India
Where it went
Nationwide within U.S
How much
312,894 packs

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 20 mg, Rx Only, 60 capsules, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc., Bridgew

D-0516-2026  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2026-05-13  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Presence of N-nitroso-Duloxetine impurity above FDA recommended limit of 0.83 ppm, identified at the 12-month and 18-month long-term stability intervals.
Product
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 20 mg, Rx Only, 60 capsules, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, Made in India, NDC 27241-097-06.
Where it went
Nationwide within U.S
How much
117,168 packs

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 60 mg, Rx Only, 30 capsules, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc., Bridgew

D-0515-2026  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2026-05-13  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Presence of N-nitroso-Duloxetine impurity above FDA recommended limit of 0.83 ppm, identified at the 12-month and 18-month long-term stability intervals.
Product
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 60 mg, Rx Only, 30 capsules, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, Made in India, NDC 27241-099-03
Where it went
Nationwide within U.S
How much
77,376 packs.

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 30 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuti

D-0097-2018  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2017-12-06  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Failed Dissolution Specification
Product
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 30 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202 United States, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited Goa 403 722 India, NDC 68180-295-06, UPC 368180295068
Where it went
Nationwide within the United States
How much
111,648 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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