Class III · Low risk
LET Gel
Product Mix-up: Incorrect Product Formulation
OCuSOFT Tetravisc Tetracaine HCl 0.5% Sterile Anesthetic
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Cause type: Sterility / contamination
A product that must be sterile could not be assured sterile, or was contaminated. A top reason for injectables, eye drops and IV products - loss of sterility assurance can lead to serious infections. All sterility / contamination recalls.
What was recalled
OCuSOFT Tetravisc Tetracaine HCl 0.5% Sterile Anesthetic, 5 mL, Mfd. for OCuSOFT, Inc. PO Box 429 Richmond, TX 77406-0429 Made in USA, NDC 54799-505-05
Affected NDC
54799-0505-05
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Drug: Tetracaine
- Recalling firm
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- NDC code
- 54799-505-05
- Origin
- NY, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0446-2020 · 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 completed, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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