Lisinopril

Lisinopril recalls: 9 FDA reports

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

9Reports
0Class I
0Ongoing
2024-11-27Most 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 II6
Class III3

By year reported

YearReports
20131
20162
20181
20203
20221
20241
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.

Lisinopril Tablets, USP 10 mg, 90 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Walmart, Bentonville, AR 72716,

D-0061-2025  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2024-11-27  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Object: A pharmacist discovered a metal fragment embedded in a lisinopril 10 mg tablet.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets, USP 10 mg, 90 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Walmart, Bentonville, AR 72716, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854, Packaged by: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC, Earth City, MO 63045, NDC# 68645-610-90.
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
222, 600 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Balt

D-1536-2022  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2022-09-21  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Substance: Foreign material (metal piece) embedded in one tablet.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur- 441 108, India. NDC 68180-980-03
Where it went
Product was distributed to major distributors/wholesalers nationwide.
How much
11,802 1000-count bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10 mg, 1000 count bottles, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur INDIA, For BluePoint

D-1413-2020  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2020-08-05  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: Lisinopril Tablets USP, 20mg found in a 1000 count bottle of Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10mg
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10 mg, 1000 count bottles, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur INDIA, For BluePoint Laboratories NDC 68001-334-08
Where it went
Product was distributed to OH and may have been further distributed throughout the United States.
How much
11,688 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets, USP, 5 mg, Rx Only, 1000-count bottle, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Balti

D-1290-2020  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2020-06-17  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Product Mix Up: Lisinopril 10 mg tablets were found in Lisinopril 5 mg 1000-count bottle.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets, USP, 5 mg, Rx Only, 1000-count bottle, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur - 441 108, India, NDC 68180-513-03.
Where it went
Nationwide within the US.
How much
4,224 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 30 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Balti

D-1079-2020  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2020-04-08  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Tablet/ Capsule: Product complaint received indicating mix-up of one lisinopril 5mg tablet inside of a 30 mg, 100-count bottle of Lisinopril Tablets.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 30 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, NDC 68180-982-01
Where it went
U.S.A. Nationwide
How much
25,944 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Baltim

D-1077-2018  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2018-08-22  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Substance: Product complaint was received of metal contaminant observed in one tablet.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 10mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202, NDC 68180-980-03
Where it went
Product was distributed to distributors, mail order pharmacy and supermarkets throughout the United States.
How much
11,706 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 40 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bal

D-1503-2016  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2016-09-28  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 40 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, United States; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P.) 454 775, INDIA, NDC 68180-517-03.
Where it went
All product distributed domestically in the US. No recalled product was distributed to U.S. Government Agency consignees directly by Lupin. No recalled product was distributed to any foreign consignees by Lupin.
How much
5,880 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets USP, 30 mg, packaged in a) 500-count bottles (NDC 68180-516-02) and b) 100-count bottles (N

D-1502-2016  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2016-09-28  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.
Product
Lisinopril Tablets USP, 30 mg, packaged in a) 500-count bottles (NDC 68180-516-02) and b) 100-count bottles (NDC 68180-516-01); Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, United States; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P.) 454 775, INDIA.
Where it went
All product distributed domestically in the US. No recalled product was distributed to U.S. Government Agency consignees directly by Lupin. No recalled product was distributed to any foreign consignees by Lupin.
How much
20,556 bottles

Lisinopril Tablets, USP, 30 mg, Rx only, 100 tablets, NDC 65862-041-01 Manufactured for: Aurobindo Pharma USA

D-498-2013  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2013-06-05  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength: Incorrect strength on side display panel of label
Product
Lisinopril Tablets, USP, 30 mg, Rx only, 100 tablets, NDC 65862-041-01 Manufactured for: Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. 2400 Route 130 North, Dayton, NJ 08810 Manufactured by: Aurobindo Pharma Limited Hyderabad- 500 072 India
Where it went
Nationwide
How much
1776 bottles
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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