Tadalafil

Tadalafil recalls: 9 FDA reports

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

9Reports
0Class I
3Ongoing
2023-05-03Most 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 II9

By year reported

YearReports
20212
20237
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.

Tadalafil Tablets, USP 20 mg, packaged in a) 6-count bottles (NDC 51655-473-87), and b) 15-count bottles (NDC

D-0553-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-05-03  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP 20 mg, packaged in a) 6-count bottles (NDC 51655-473-87), and b) 15-count bottles (NDC 51655-473-54), Rx Only, Repackaged By: Northwind Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis, IN 46203.
Where it went
Nationwide with the United States
How much
a)164 bottles; b) 198 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP 5 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Repackaged By: Northwind Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis

D-0554-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-05-03  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP 5 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Repackaged By: Northwind Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis, IN 46203. NDC 51655-487-52
Where it went
Nationwide with the United States
How much
23 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 20 mg, 7-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, lnc., Durham, NC

D-0526-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-04-12  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
cGMP Deviations for the manufacturing Firm (Accord Healthcare) after their inspection.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 20 mg, 7-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, lnc., Durham, NC 27703, NDC 68788-8153-7
Where it went
USA Nationwide
How much
32 Bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP 10 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-371-10, UPC 3 16729 37110 0;

D-0416-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-03-08  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: recalling drug products following an FDA inspection.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP 10 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-371-10, UPC 3 16729 37110 0; b) 500-count bottle NDC 16729-371-16, UPC 3 16729 37116 2; Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703. Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213 INDIA
Where it went
United States including Puerto Rico and Canada
How much
176,323 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 2.5 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-369-10, UPC 3 16729 36910 7

D-0414-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-03-08  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: recalling drug products following an FDA inspection.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 2.5 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-369-10, UPC 3 16729 36910 7; b) 500-count bottle NDC 16729-369-16, UPC 3 16729 36916 9; Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703. Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213 INDIA
Where it went
United States including Puerto Rico and Canada
How much
36,773 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 20 mg, Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-372-10, UPC 3 16729 37210 7

D-0417-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-03-08  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: recalling drug products following an FDA inspection.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 20 mg, Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-372-10, UPC 3 16729 37210 7; b) 500-count bottle NDC 16729-372-16, UPC 3 16729 37216 9; Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703. Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213 INDIA
Where it went
United States including Puerto Rico and Canada
How much
613,553 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 5 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-370-10, UPC 3 16729 37010 3; b

D-0415-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-03-08  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: recalling drug products following an FDA inspection.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP, 5 mg Rx Only, Packaged as: a) 30-count bottle NDC 16729-370-10, UPC 3 16729 37010 3; b) 500-count bottle NDC 16729-370-16, UPC 3 16729 37016 5; Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703. Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213 INDIA
Where it went
United States including Puerto Rico and Canada
How much
1,113,264 bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP 5 mg, 30 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Northstar Rx LLC Memphis, TN 38141, M

D-0230-2022  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2021-11-17  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Incorrect Product Formulation: An incorrect grade of Crospovidone was used to manufacture the product.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP 5 mg, 30 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Northstar Rx LLC Memphis, TN 38141, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, India, NDC # 16714-075-01
Where it went
Distributed to one distributor who may have further distribute the product nationwide.
How much
73,957 30-count bottles

Tadalafil Tablets, USP 20 mg, 30 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Northstar Rx LLC Memphis, TN 38141,

D-0231-2022  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2021-11-17  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Incorrect Product Formulation: An incorrect grade of Crospovidone was used to manufacture the product.
Product
Tadalafil Tablets, USP 20 mg, 30 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Northstar Rx LLC Memphis, TN 38141, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, India, NDC # 16714-077-01
Where it went
Distributed to one distributor who may have further distribute the product nationwide.
How much
36,786 30-count 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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