Class II · Moderate risk
C-Urea 40% Bladder Instill
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: product sterility cannot be guaranteed.
Carbo-O-Philic 40 Cream 40%
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA has determined that the products are unapproved new drugs and misbranded.
Cause type: Unapproved drug
The product was marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA, or does not meet the OTC monograph it claims to follow. Nothing about the product - dose, purity, safety - has been reviewed by FDA, so the claims on the box are unverified. All unapproved drug recalls.
What was recalled
Carbo-O-Philic 40 Cream 40% (Urea) tubes, a) 3 oz (85 g) (NDC 54162-640-03) , b) 7 oz (200 g) (NDC 54162-640-07), Rx Only For topical use only, Distributed by Geritrex Corporation, East Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Affected NDCs
54162-0640-03
54162-0640-07
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Drug: Urea
- Recalling firm
- Geritrex Corp
- NDC code
- 54162-640-03
- Origin
- NY, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0390-2016 · 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. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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Class II · Moderate risk
UREA 40% Cream
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: There are also CGMP Deviations.
Class III · Low risk
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Class III · Low risk
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Class II · Moderate risk
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