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Drug product

Clobetasol Propionate Ointment USP, 0.05%, 60g tubes, Rx only, Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Haifa Bay, Israel 2624761, Dist. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Hawthorne, NY 10532. NDC 51672-1259-3

D-0375-2022

December 15, 2021

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Event
Event 89241
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
96 tubes
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0375-2022

Official wording

Reason: Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products: presence of R. Pickettii bacteria

Code information: Lot# AC13786, exp. date DEC 2022

Distribution pattern: Two distributors in UT and LA who could have further distributed to the retail level nationwide in the USA.

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    Microbial Contamination