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Drug product

Topicort (desoximetasone) Topical Spray, 0.25%, 100 mL Bottles, Rx Only. Mfd by: Taro Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, L6T 1C1, Dist by: TaroPharma, Hawthorne, NY 10532. NDC: 51672-5281-7.

D-1370-2015

August 05, 2015

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Taro Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Event
Event 71845
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
16,320 Bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1370-2015

Official wording

Reason: Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results for impurities testing was obtained at the 6 and 9 month time points.

Code information: Lot #: C4177-14965, Expiry: February 2016; Lot #: C4178-14965, Expiry: February 2016.

Distribution pattern: U.S. Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    Out of specification