Reported Sep 30, 2015 · Terminated

FML (fluorometholone ophthalmic ointment) 0.1%, 3.5 g tube, Rx only, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA 92612, NDC…

Allergan Sales, LLC

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: Allergan Sales, LLC · 8301 Mars Dr · Waco, TX · 76712-6578

Is this the product you have?

  • FML (fluorometholone ophthalmic ointment) 0.1%, 3.5 g tube, Rx only, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA 92612, NDC 0023-0316-04, UPC 3 0023-0316-04 0.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 86258
    • Exp 09/16
    • 87189
    • Exp 12/16
    • 87514
    • Exp 02/17
Amount recalled
28,292 tubes

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Presence of Particulate Matter: Due to customer complaints of small black particles, identified as part of the ointment tube cap, generated by the action of unscrewing the cap from the aluminum tube and potentially introducing the particle into the product.

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

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