Class III · Low risk
Proparacaine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations:
Cause type: cGMP deviation
Departures from current Good Manufacturing Practice found in production or during FDA inspection. A broad quality-system cause: the batch was made under conditions that fall short of FDA manufacturing standards. All cgmp deviation recalls.
What was recalled
Proparacaine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.5%, 15 mL per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Distributed By: MWI Boise, ID 83705, NDC: 13985-611-15
Affected NDC
13985-0611-15
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Drug: Proparacaine Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0154-2023 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall.
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Class III · Low risk
Tropicamide-Proparacaine-Phenylephrine-Ketorolac
Sub-Potent Drug: Subpotent assay results during stability testing.
Class III · Low risk
Tropicamide - Proparacaine - Phenylephrine - Ketorolac Sterile Ophthalmic Solution
Sub-Potent Drug: The stability batch showed a subpotent result, which does not meet the product specifications of 90.0-110.0% of the label claim.
Class II · Moderate risk
Proparacaine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
Temperature abuse: Products exposed to improper temperature above drug label specifications.
Class III · Low risk
MYDRIATIC-4: Tropicamide - Proparacaine - Phenylephrine -…
Subpotent: Out of Specification result observed for Ketorolac assay levels, below the 90.0-110.0% of label claim.
Other recalls by Akorn, Inc.
All 2022 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Injection USP
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
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