Drug factory · FDA FEI 1000136461
Digestive Care, Inc.
1120 Win Dr., Bethlehem, PA, United States
Problems found, fixed voluntarily at FDA's last inspection, May 5, 2026.
Voluntary Action Indicated: inspectors found problems, but not serious enough for FDA to take action. The company is expected to fix them.
7 drug inspections on record since 2009: 1 with no problems, 6 with problems fixed voluntarily, 0 with FDA action.
What it does, for whom
| Drug | Role | For | NDC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancrelipase Amylase and Pancrelipase Lipase and Pancrelipase Protease | Makes it | Digestive Care, Inc. | 59767-004, 59767-008, 59767-016 +1 |
FDA inspection history
| Ended | Result | Program | Problems noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 3 |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Jun 11, 2010 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Jul 22, 2009 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
What inspectors wrote down
From FDA's Form 483 citations: conditions an investigator observed that may violate drug manufacturing rules, as FDA published them.
May 5, 2026 inspection
- Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance 21 CFR 211.67(a)
Equipment and utensils are not cleaned at appropriate intervals to prevent contamination that would alter the safety, identity, strength, quality or purity of the drug product.
Jun 27, 2023 inspection
- Storage under appropriate conditions 21 CFR 211.142(b)
Drug products are not stored under appropriate conditions of temperature and humidity so that their identity, strength, quality, and purity are not affected.
Jul 27, 2018 inspection
- Investigations of discrepancies, failures 21 CFR 211.192
There is a failure to thoroughly review any unexplained discrepancy whether or not the batch has been already distributed. - Computer control of master formula records 21 CFR 211.68(b)
Appropriate controls are not exercised over computers or related systems to assure that changes in master production and control records or other records are instituted only by authorized personnel. - Failure to meet specifications 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)(ii)
An NDA-Field Alert Report was not submitted within three working days of receipt of information concerning a failure of one or more distributed batches of a drug to meet the specifications established for it in the application.
Sep 25, 2015 inspection
- Deviations of production time limits 21 CFR 211.111
Deviations from production time limits are not justified and compromise the quality of the drug product.
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