Lupin Pharma Recalls More Than 18,000 Antibiotic Drug Bottles In U.S.

(RTTNews) - Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc has recalled more than 18,000 bottles of an antiboitic drug used to treat bacterial infections, from the US market.

The company recalled the lot due to "complaint received of metal piece identified in the product bottle prior to the reconstitution", as per the latest Enforcement Report of the U.S Food and Drug Administration.

The company is recalling 18,408 (60 ml) bottles of Cefdinir for Oral Suspension, it added.

The FDA has classified it as a Class-II recall, which is initiated in a "situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote".