Reported Oct 31, 2018 · Terminated

Cortaid Maximum Strength Cream (1% hydrocortisone), 1 OZ (28 g) tube, OTC, Distributed by: Valeant Pharmaceuticals…

Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC · 400 Somerset Corporate Blvd · Bridgewater, NJ · 08807-2867

Is this the product you have?

  • Cortaid Maximum Strength Cream (1% hydrocortisone), 1 OZ (28 g) tube, OTC
  • Distributed byValeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, UPC code 301875521011
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 170843B
    • Exp 2/19
    • 171484D
    • Exp 4/19
    • 171791E
    • 171848E
    • Exp 5/19
    • 172359J
    • 172360J
    • 173184J
    • Exp 9/19
    • 173512P
    • Exp 12/19
    • 180180B
    • Exp 2/20
    • 181098C
    • Exp 3/20
Amount recalled
119,594 tubes

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Why it was recalled

CGMP deviations: Notice received from supplier of a voluntary recall of all their nasal products and baby oral gels due to the possibility of microbial contamination. No positive results for the firm's products. were obtained. After the firm review, cGMP deviations ere evident.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 6, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:36 PM UTC

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