Reported Dec 2, 2020 · Completed

Paroex (chlorhexidine gluconate) Oral Rinse, USP 0.12%, Alcohol Free, Rx only, packaged in: a) 1 pint (473 mL) NDC…

Sunstar Americas, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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: Sunstar Americas, Inc. · 301 E Central Rd · Schaumburg, IL · 60195-1901

Is this the product you have?

  • Paroex (chlorhexidine gluconate) Oral Rinse, USP 0.12%, Alcohol Free, Rx only
  • packaged ina) 1 pint (473 mL) NDC 52376-021-02; b) 4 fl oz (118 mL) NDC 52376-021-04, Sunstar Americas, Inc
Lot codes and dates

5 of 5 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1C170FY, C170FZ, C170GA, C170GB, C170GC, C177GP, C177GQ, C177GR, Exp 6/30/2022
2C191KS, C191KT, C191KU, C191KW, C191KX, C191KY, C198LJ, C198LK, C198LL, C198LM, C205BH, C205BJ, C205BK, C205BL, C205BM, C205BN, Exp 7/31/2022
3C219DK, C219DL, C219DM, C219DN, C219DP, C219DQ, C219DR, C219DS, Exp 8/31/2022
4C240GM, C240GP, C240GQ, C240GR, Exp 9/30/2022
5C191KR, Exp 7/31/2020
Amount recalled
a) 116,662 bottles; b) 13,296 bottles

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Microbial Contamination of Non-sterile Products: contamination with Burkholderia lata.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 8:07 PM UTC

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