Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, 30 mg recall — Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc (Class II)
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc is recorded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as recalling Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, 30 mg — a Class II recall, initiated 2026-04-24 and posted to the FDA enforcement report on 2026-05-13, under recall number D-0519-2026. Status Ongoing, with no termination date on the record. The reason the FDA record carries is, verbatim: “Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Quality system deficiencies identified during a routine U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection at the contract manufacturer.”. From the product description, the form is injectable suspension, the strengths given are 30 mg, 2 mL and 69300 G, the package is described as one vial and it is marked Rx only. 1 National Drug Code number is printed in the record: 0480-9262-08. Distribution is recorded as “Nationwide in the USA” — Nationwide (US), with the recalling firm on record in NJ, United States. It is the only recall number the FDA has filed under event ID 98810. Values are reproduced from the linked openFDA report; regulatory information, not medical advice.
Regulatory snapshot
| Recall number | D-0519-2026 |
|---|---|
| FDA event ID | 98810 |
| Classification | Class II (intermediate regulatory tier) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recalling firm | Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc |
| Recall initiated | 2026-04-24 |
| Reported by FDA | 2026-05-13 |
| Report lag | 19 days from initiation to report |
| Distribution | Nationwide in the USA — Nationwide (US) |
| Firm location on record | NJ, United States |
| Product description (source) | Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, for gluteal intramuscular use, 30 mg, In Single-Dose kits containing: 8-mL vial of 30 mg strength, a pre-filled syringe containing 2 mL of diluent, one vial adapter, and one sterile 1¿ 19-gauge safety injection needle, Rx only, Manufactured in Greece BY: Pharmathen International S.A, Rodopi, 69300 Greece, Manufactured For: TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC Kit Carton: 0480-9262-08; Vial Label: 0480-9260-01; Tray Label: 0480-9262-08; Diluent Label: 0480-9263-21. |
Reason reported by FDA
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Quality system deficiencies identified during a routine U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection at the contract manufacturer.
23 words from the enforcement report field reason_for_recall, reproduced without edit — the firm's own wording, not an assessment.
Product identifiers in this record
10 identifying values matched by exact pattern in the 72-word product description above; each is a literal substring of it.
| Product named | Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension |
|---|---|
| Form | Injectable Suspension · Injection · Kit |
| Strength | 30 mg · 2 mL · 69300 G |
| Package | one vial |
| NDC | Kit Carton: 0480-9262-08 |
| Marketing category | Rx only |
| Manufactured for | TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany |
Reported in the same month (2026-05)
48 enforcement reports carry a report date in 2026-05; these 8 are the Class II ones nearest this record.
| Recall record | Recall number | Recalling firm | FDA tier | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELFLEX, 1.5% | D-0512-2026 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| DELFLEX, 2.5% | D-0513-2026 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 30 mg | D-0514-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 60 mg | D-0515-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 20 mg | D-0516-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| BD PurPrep, 8.3% | D-0517-2026 | Carefusion 213, LLC | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| BD PurPrep, 8.3% | D-0518-2026 | Carefusion 213, LLC | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Enalapril Maleate Tablets, 20 mg | D-0520-2026 | JB Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
Nearest Class II recalls by date
213 of 250 indexed records share the Class II tier; the 8 nearest to 2026-05-13 by report date are listed here.
| Recall record | Recall number | Recalling firm | Strength / form | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 60mg | D-0522-2026 | Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 60mg · Delayed-Release Capsules | 2026-05-13 |
| NAPROXEN ORAL SUSPENSION, 125 mg/5mL | D-0523-2026 | Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 125 mg/5mL · Oral Suspension | 2026-05-13 |
| TPN bag (patient specific), 1660 mL | D-0524-2026 | Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc (caps) Los Angeles | 1660 mL · Injection | 2026-05-13 |
| Systane, 10g | D-0491-2026 | Alcon Research LLC | 10g · Gel | 2026-05-06 |
| GenTeal Tears, 10g | D-0492-2026 | Alcon Research LLC | 10g · Gel | 2026-05-06 |
| Optase Dry Eye Intense Drops (Glycerin 0.2%) | D-0499-2026 | Scope Health | 0.2% · Drops | 2026-05-06 |
| iVIZIA, 0.5% | D-0500-2026 | Thea Pharma, Inc. | 0.5% · Eye Drops | 2026-05-06 |
| Similasan, 0.5% | D-0501-2026 | Thea Pharma, Inc. | 0.5% · Eye Drops | 2026-05-06 |
Reading this record
Class II is the FDA's own severity tier for the recall action — 213 of the 250 indexed records carry it — and it describes the agency's assessment of the action, not a risk statement about any individual. Match a package against 0480-9262-08 (Kit Carton) at the FDA source to confirm it is covered.
Namespace context: the Class II index (213 records) and the recall hub (250 records, 118 FDA events); Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc (8 indexed records) aggregates this firm across datasets.
Coverage and limits of this record
This page reflects the openFDA enforcement report for D-0519-2026 as ingested on 2026-08-22, which can lag the live FDA record and omits detail held only in primary documents. It offers no clinical assessment, no advice about whether to use any product, and no substitute. For any health question consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Source & provenance
- Official source
- https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0519-2026%22
- Source dataset
- openFDA Drug Enforcement API
- Publication date
- 2026-05-13
- Ingested
- 2026-08-22
- Record hash
237c9b392d0f3223
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