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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 5%, 3.5 g tubes, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 17478-622-35

D-0859-2020

February 21, 2020

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Akorn, Inc.
Event
Event 85018
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
720 tubes
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0859-2020

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: Brown spots observed on the inside of the tube of product, identified as tin with trace copper, which are the base of the materials of construction for the tube.

Code information: Lot #: 8B66A, Exp. Date 01/2021; Lot 8C91A, Exp. Date 02/2021; Lots 8F07A, 8F16A, Exp. Date 05/2021; Lot 8F13A, Exp. Date 07/2021.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide within United States and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter