Reported Mar 4, 2020 · Terminated

Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 5%, 3.5 g tubes, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC…

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 Ct Ste 300 · Lake Forest, IL · 60045-4862

Is this the product you have?

    • Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP
    • 5%
    • 3.5 g tubes
  • Manufactured byAkorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 17478-622-35
Lot codes and dates
    • 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
Amount recalled
720 tubes

This recall covers 3 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

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.

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 Jul 28, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:02 PM UTC

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