Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, 115 mg recall — Ascend Laboratories, LLC (Class II)

Ascend Laboratories, LLC is recorded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as recalling Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, 115 mg — a Class II recall, initiated 2026-06-01 and posted to the FDA enforcement report on 2026-06-17, under recall number D-0597-2026. Status Ongoing, with no termination date on the record. The reason the FDA record carries is, verbatim: “Failed Dissolution Specifications: An out-of-specification (OOS) result was observed during the 9th month of dissolution test analysis”. From the product description, the form is extended-release tablets, the strength given is 115 mg, the package is described as 30-count bottle and it is marked Rx only. 1 National Drug Code number is printed in the record: 67877-644-30. 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 99129. Values are reproduced from the linked openFDA report; regulatory information, not medical advice.

Regulatory snapshot

Recall number D-0597-2026
FDA event ID 99129
Classification Class II (intermediate regulatory tier)
Status Ongoing
Recalling firm Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Recall initiated 2026-06-01
Reported by FDA 2026-06-17
Report lag 16 days from initiation to report
Distribution Nationwide in the USA — Nationwide (US)
Firm location on record NJ, United States
Product description (source) Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 115 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC: 67877-644-30

Reason reported by FDA

Failed Dissolution Specifications: An out-of-specification (OOS) result was observed during the 9th month of dissolution test analysis

17 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

7 identifying values matched by exact pattern in the 27-word product description above; each is a literal substring of it.

Product named Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets
Form Extended-Release Tablets
Strength 115 mg
Package 30-count bottle
NDC 67877-644-30
Marketing category Rx only
Manufactured by Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories
Distributed by Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Other indexed recalls from Ascend Laboratories, LLC

9 indexed records name Ascend Laboratories, LLC as the recalling firm, across 6 FDA events, reported 2026-05-20 to 2026-08-05. A coverage-limited activity count over the ingested window, not a quality rating.

Recall recordRecall numberFDA tierStrength / formReported
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 150 mgD-0737-2026Class III150 mg · Capsules2026-08-05
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 75 mgD-0738-2026Class III75 mg · Capsules2026-08-05
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 75 mgD-0739-2026Class III75 mg · Capsules2026-08-05
Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 10 mg/20 mgD-0712-2026Class II10 mg/20 mg · Tablets2026-07-29
Dabigatran etexilate Capsules, 110 mgD-0735-2026Class III110 mg · Capsules2026-07-29
Dabigatran etexilate Capsules, 150 mgD-0736-2026Class III150 mg · Capsules2026-07-29
Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5mg/40mgD-0556-2026Class II5mg/40mg · Tablets2026-06-10
Ascend Laboratories, 25 mgD-0547-2026Class II25 mg · Extended-Release Tablets2026-05-20

Reported in the same month (2026-06)

74 enforcement reports carry a report date in 2026-06; these 8 are the Class II ones nearest this record.

Recall recordRecall numberRecalling firmFDA tierReported
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 30mgD-0582-2026Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.Class II2026-06-17
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 60mgD-0583-2026Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.Class II2026-06-17
Zep, 70%D-0586-2026Zep IncClass II2026-06-17
GSMS Incorporated, 1,000 MGD-0587-2026Golden State Medical Supply Inc.Class II2026-06-17
Budesonide Inhalation Suspension, 1mg/2mLD-0607-2026Sun Pharmaceutical Industries IncClass II2026-06-17
Lidocaine HCl Injection USPD-0554-2026Spectra Medical Devices, LLCClass II2026-06-10
Duloxetine DR Capsules, 30 mgD-0555-2026Asclemed Usa Inc.Class II2026-06-10
KIRKLAND Signature, 1000 mgD-0557-2026Guardian Drug Co. Inc.Class II2026-06-10

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 67877-644-30 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); Ascend Laboratories, LLC (9 indexed records) aggregates this firm across datasets.

Coverage and limits of this record

This page reflects the openFDA enforcement report for D-0597-2026 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-0597-2026%22
Source dataset
openFDA Drug Enforcement API
Publication date
2026-06-17
Ingested
2026-08-22
Record hash
43efe0cb6f82746b

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