Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Is NDC 17478-0062-35 recalled?

Artificial Tears OINTMENT

Yes — this exact package was recalled

2 FDA recalls name the code 17478-0062-35 directly. A recall still applies to particular lot numbers — compare the lot on your package with the FDA notice below, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping a prescribed medication.

1 of these recalls is still ongoing.

This code is not in the current FDA NDC directory — usual for a product that has since been discontinued or repackaged. The details below come from the recall notices themselves.

Recalls naming this package

Class II · Moderate risk

Artificial Tears Ointment

Non-Sterility - OOS sterility testing observed during 12-month controlled room temperature stability testing. The microbiological investigation identified the organism as a member of the Bacillus cereus group.

Terminated Microbial contamination Akorn, Inc. NDC 17478-062-35 D-0786-2021

Where to find this code. The NDC is printed on the pharmacy label and on the manufacturer's carton, usually as three groups of digits after “NDC”. The last group is the package size — two bottles of the same medicine can differ only in that group, and a recall may cover one but not the other.

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