Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

PerioRx (chlorhexidine gluconate), oral rinse, 0.12%, packaged in 16 fl. oz. (473 mL) PET bottle, Rx only, Manufactured…

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?

  • PerioRx (chlorhexidine gluconate), oral rinse, 0.12%, packaged in 16 fl. oz. (473 mL) PET bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for Discus Dental, LLC, Ontario, CA 91761, UPC 4235 020 91701
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # 627525
    • Exp 5/16
    • 628362
    • Exp 6/16
    • 628595
    • Exp 7/16
    • 629319
    • Exp 8/16
    • 629885
    • Exp 9/16
    • 630467
    • Exp10/16
    • 32218
    • 632500
    • Exp 2/17
    • 633075
    • 632799
    • Exp 3/17
    • 345624
    • 345679
    • Exp 5/17
    • 347420
    • 347662
    • Exp 9/17
Amount recalled
294,090 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.

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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 30, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:22 PM UTC

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