Class II · Moderate risk
BioGlo Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Products have not been manufactured in conformance with current good manufacturing practices.
Ful-Glo
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in the product is not being manufactured to the current USP monograph in regard to Unspecified Impurities.
Cause type: Impurity / degradation
An impurity or degradation product above its limit - other than nitrosamines. Unexpected substances in a batch can make it unsafe or less effective, even when the active ingredient is present. All impurity / degradation recalls.
What was recalled
FUL-GLO, Fluorescein Sodium Sterile Ophthalmic Strips USP (0.6 mg Fluorescein), 300 sterile strips per carton, Manufactured for: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 17478-403-03.
Affected NDC
17478-0403-03
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Drug: Fluorescein Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Nomax Inc
- NDC code
- 17478-403-03
- Origin
- MO, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0464-2024 · 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 II · Moderate risk
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in the product is not being manufactured to the current USP monograph in regard to Unspecified Impurities.
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in the product is not being manufactured to the current USP monograph in regard to Unspecified Impurities.
Class II · Moderate risk
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Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in the product is not being manufactured to the current USP monograph in regard to Unspecified Impurities.
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