FDA Announces Recall of Common Heartburn Drug Over Discoloration

The recall impacts 4,750 prescription-only bottles of pantoprazole sodium, a notice said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A commonly used heartburn medication has been recalled due to discoloration, according to a notice that was recently published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The notice, which was uploaded on the agency’s website last week, said that Hetero Labs Limited of India recalled one batch of pantoprazole sodium in March. The FDA classified the recall on April 17.