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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Bactroban Ointment (mupirocin calcium), 2% 22g tube ,Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217. NDC 0029-1525-44

D-1360-2015

August 13, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Event
Event 71920
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
19,520 tubes
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1360-2015

Official wording

Reason: Penicillin Cross Contamination and Presence of Foreign Substance. Product was contaminated with penicillin and foreign substances during manufacturing process.

Code information: Lot #: C698039, Exp 03/2016

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Substance