Sun Pharma recalls 144 bottles of drug

New Delhi Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc has recalled 144 bottles of a generic anti-depression medicine from the US market due to a manufacturing issue, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The US-based subsdiary of the Mumbai-headquartered drug company initiated the recall for the affected lot of Bupropion Hydrochloride extended-release tablets due to “failed dissolution specifications,”, the US health regulator said in its latest Enforcement Report. The affected lot was manufactured at Sun Pharma’s Halol-based plant in Gujarat and was distributed in the US by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, based in Princeton, New Jersy, it said. Bupropion is a medication commonly used to treat depression. The US-based drug maker initiated the voluntary Class III nationwide (US) recall on October 4 this year.