Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

Chlorhexidine gluconate, oral rinse, 0.12% packaged in 16 fl. oz. (473 mL) PET bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by HI-TECH…

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. · 1925 W Field Ct Ste 300 · Lake Forest, IL · 60045-4862

Is this the product you have?

  • Chlorhexidine gluconate, oral rinse, 0.12% packaged in 16 fl. oz. (473 mL) PET bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Amityville, NY 11701, NDC 5083-0720-16
Lot codes and dates
  • 126 of 126 codes

    • Lot # 627528
    • 627763
    • 627766
    • 627921
    • 627924
    • 627927
    • 627930
    • 627933
    • 627953
    • 627956
    • 627959
    • 628040
    • Exp 5/16
    • 628148
    • 628151
    • 628230
    • 628232
    • 628365
    • Exp 6/16
    • 628589
    • 628592
    • 628598
    • 628802
    • 628805
    • 628808
    • 628811
    • 628814
    • Exp 7/16
    • 629059
    • 629204
    • 629207
    • 629232
    • 629235
    • 629307
    • 629310
    • 629313
    • 629316
    • Exp 8/16
    • 629687
    • 629693
    • 629696
    • 629882
    • 629888
    • 630058
    • Exp 9/16
    • 630061
    • 630064
    • 630221
    • 630224
    • 630362
    • 630365
    • 630613
    • Exp 10/16
    • 630615
    • 630732
    • 630735
    • 630853
    • 630856
    • 630859
    • 631008
Amount recalled
3,112,657 mL

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

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Out-of-specification result (for multiple batches) for an unknown impurity of Chlorhexidine gluconate.

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

Want the full recall guide?

The guide adds the identifying codes laid out for scanning, symptoms to watch for, a timeline, and news coverage of this recall.

Free recall alerts

Get alerted about new Akorn, Inc. recalls

One email when a matching recall is published. No account, no cost, unsubscribe in one click.

Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 30, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:41 PM UTC

RecallNow is not a government agency. Every fact on this page is published by the FDA, USDA or CPSC and links back to their notice.