Class II · Moderate risk
Desonide Ointment
Labeling: Label Mixup; Unit boxes labeled as Desonide Ointment 0.05% may contain tubes of Desonide Ointment labeled as Ketoconazole Cream
Desonide Ointment
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.
Cause type: Stability / shelf life
The product degraded or failed stability testing before its labeled expiry. Heat, moisture or time can break the drug down into degradants or reduce potency. All stability / shelf life recalls.
What was recalled
Desonide Ointment, 0.05%, packaged in a) 15 g tubes, NDC 52565-038-15; b) 60 g tubes, NDC 52565-038-60, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Teligent Pharma, Inc., Buena, NJ 08310.
Affected NDCs
52565-0038-15
52565-0038-60
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Drug: Desonide
- Recalling firm
- Teligent Pharma, Inc.
- NDC code
- 52565-038-15
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0675-2022 · 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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