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Drug product

GERICARE Eyewash, sterile eye irrigating solution, packaged in a 4 fl oz (118 mL) bottle, OTC, Distributed by Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp., Brooklyn, NY 11204, NDC 57896-0186-04

D-0551-2018

November 09, 2017

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Kareway Products Inc
Event
Event 78541
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
60,000 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0551-2018

Official wording

Reason: Non-sterility: confirmed microbial contamination with Achromobacter xylosoxidans

Code information: Lot #: 86041601, Exp 09/19

Distribution pattern: Product was shipped to one customer (Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp.) who further distributed the product U.S.A. nationwide.

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    microbial contamination