Reported Jan 25, 2023 · Ongoing

Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 0.5%, Net Weight: 1 g per tube (50 unit-dose tubes per carton), Rx Only,…

Akorn, Inc.

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: Akorn, Inc. · 5605 Centerpoint Ct Ste A · Gurnee, IL · 60031-5278

Is this the product you have?

  • Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 0.5%
  • Net Weight1 g per tube (50 unit-dose tubes per carton), Rx Only
  • Manufactured byAkorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045
  • NDC17478-070-31
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot
    • 1B14B
    • EXP 1/31/2023
    • 1C49A
    • 1C49B
    • 1C70A
    • EXP 2/28/2023
    • 1E09A
    • 1E34A
    • 1E34B
    • 1E09B
    • EXP 4/30/2023
    • 1F37C
    • 1F37A
    • 1F37B
    • EXP 5/31/2023
    • 1G58A
    • 1G57B
    • 1G58B
    • 1G66B
    • 1G66A
    • 1G57A
    • EXP 6/30/2023
    • 1H77B
    • 1H80A
    • 1H80B
    • 1H77A
    • EXP 7/31/2023
    • 1J24A
    • EXP 8/31/2023
    • 1K67B
    • 1K67A
    • 1K76A
    • 1K87B
    • 1K77A
    • 1K76B
    • 1K87A
    • 1K77B
    • EXP 9/30/2023
    • 1L90B
    • 1L90A
    • 1L92B
    • 1L92A
    • EXP 10/31/2023
    • 1M28A
    • 1M35A
    • 1M28B
    • EXP 11/30/2023
    • 2D20B
    • EXP 3/31/2024
Amount recalled
36,455 cartons

This recall covers 27 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 26 are below.

14 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations:

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

Data as of Sep 19, 8:04 PM UTC

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