Reported Jul 2, 2014 · Terminated

Muro 128 (sodium chloride) hypertonicity ophthalmic ointment, 5%, packaged in a) 1 g tube per carton, professional…

Bausch & Lomb, 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: Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 8500 Hidden River Pkwy · Tampa, FL · 33637-1014

Is this the product you have?

6 of 6 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
11 g tube per carton, professional sample, NDC 24208-385-01, UPC 3 24208-385-01 2
21/8 oz. (3.5
3tube per carton, NDC 24208-385-55, UPC 3 24208-385-55 5; and
41/4 oz. (7
5Twin Pack, Two 1/8 oz. (3.5
6tubes per carton, NDC 24208-385-56, UPC 3 24208-385-56 3; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Tampa, FL 33637.
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1179271, Exp 08/14
2and
3146791, 146932, Exp 06/14; 151221, 151922, Exp 09/14; 159102, Exp 02/15; 160912, Exp 03/15; 162422, Exp 04/15; 163641, 05/15; 166592, Exp 07/15; 169273, Exp 09/15; 170482, Exp 10/15; 174882, Exp 12/15; 176932, Exp 01/16; 179272, Exp 02/16; 182772, Exp 05/16; 186722, Exp 07/16; 190182, Exp 09/16; and 191631, Exp 10/16
Amount recalled
a) 4,165 tubes; b) and c) 844,879 tubes

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

Crystallization: Crystal precipitate formation and an increase in the number of complaints associated with a gritty, sand-like feeling in the eye.

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 Apr 14, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:20 PM UTC

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