Class III
Terminated
Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 5%, 3.5 g tubes, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 17478-622-35
- Company
- Akorn, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- February 21, 2020
- Posted
- March 4, 2020
- Recall Number
- D-0859-2020
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 720 tubes
- Firm Location
- Lake Forest, IL, United States
Reason for Recall
Presence of Particulate Matter: Brown spots observed on the inside of the tube of product, identified as tin with trace copper, which are the base of the materials of construction for the tube.
Distribution
Nationwide within United States and Puerto Rico
Lot / Code Info
Lot #: 8B66A, Exp. Date 01/2021; Lot 8C91A, Exp. Date 02/2021; Lots 8F07A, 8F16A, Exp. Date 05/2021; Lot 8F13A, Exp. Date 07/2021.
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