Class II · Moderate risk
Betamethasone Dipropionate Ointment USP
CGMP Deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the manufacturing firm, Teligent Pharma, Inc.is discontinuing its stability study program.
Betamethasone Dipropionate Lotion USP
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed impurities/degradation specification: Out of Specification for an unknown impurity observed in topical product.
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
Betamethasone Dipropionate Lotion USP (Augmented), 0.05%, packaged in a) 30 mL bottle (NDC 61748-480-30), b) 60 mL bottle (NDC 61748-480-60), Rx only, Manufactured by: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc., Amityville,NY 11701
Affected NDCs
61748-0480-30
61748-0480-60
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Drug: Betamethasone
- Recalling firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- NDC code
- 61748-480-30
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0802-2021 · 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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