Reported Nov 25, 2015 · Terminated

Hydrocortisone and Acetic Acid Otic Solution, USP, containing hydrocortisone (1%) and acetic acid (2%), 10 mL bottles,…

Akorn, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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. · 1925 W. Field Court, Suite 300 · Lake Forest, IL · 60045

Is this the product you have?

  • Hydrocortisone and Acetic Acid Otic Solution, USP, containing hydrocortisone (1%) and acetic acid (2%), 10 mL bottles, Rx Only, Hi-Tech Pharmacal, Amityville, NY 11701, Made in USA, NDC # 50383-901-10
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # 346191
    • Exp. 12/2016
Amount recalled
13,896 bottles

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Defective Container: Product missing safety seal around the neck of the bottle. The product label indicates, "Tamper Evident: Do not use if printed seal around cap is broken or missing." Because the product is missing the approved component and is not consistent with the labeling, the lot is being recalled.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 29, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:26 PM UTC

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