Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Is NDC 17478-0711-10 recalled?

Lidocaine Hydrochloride Jelly USP

Yes — this exact package was recalled

1 FDA recall names the code 17478-0711-10 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

Lidocaine Hydrochloride Jelly USP

cGMP Deviations: Turbidity discovered in Artificial Tears Ointment during sterility testing. Scope expanded to include other lots and products which potentially share the same root cause.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Akorn, Inc. NDC 17478-711-31 D-1495-2022
Class II · Moderate risk

Lidocaine Hydroclhoride Jelly USP

cGMP Deviations: firm reported finding metal particulate matter in the filling room near the tube feeder during the filling operation of the product. No particulates were identified in the product, but rather were identified on the filling line.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Akorn, Inc. NDC 17478-711-30 D-1878-2019

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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