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Class III · Low risk Terminated Initiated Mar 31, 2016 (11 years ago)

¿Topicort (desoximetasone)

Class III — Low risk. Unlikely to cause harm, but violates FDA regulations.

Why it was recalled

Subpotent Drug

Cause type: Wrong potency / content

Sub- or super-potent product, or a failed content-uniformity / assay test. You may receive too little or too much active ingredient - a direct dosing risk. All wrong potency / content recalls.

What was recalled

¿Topicort (desoximetasone) Cream USP, 0.05%, Packaged in 5 g Tubes, Professional Sample Only, Rx Only. Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T 1C1, Dist. by: TaroPharma a division of Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Hawthorne, NY 10532. NDC: 51672-5205-5.

Affected NDC 51672-5205-05

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Drug: Desoximetasone

Recalling firm
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Origin
NY, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-0950-2016 · FDA notice

Low risk, still worth a check. Class III means the product is unlikely to cause harm but breaks an FDA rule (often labeling). If your lot matches, your pharmacy will normally swap it; there is no need for alarm. 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

Desoximetasone Ointment USP

cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Teligent Pharma, Inc. NDC 52565-030-99 D-0678-2022
Class II · Moderate risk

Desoximetasone Ointment USP

cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Teligent Pharma, Inc. NDC 52565-045-99 D-0677-2022
Class II · Moderate risk

Desoximetasone Ointment USP

cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Teligent Pharma, Inc. NDC 70512-037-10 D-0676-2022
Class II · Moderate risk

Desoximetasone USP

CGMP Deviations: Lack of stability data and controls to support the manufacturers assigned retest or expiration date in firm's container/closure system.

Terminated Stability / shelf life American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC NDC 58597-8634-2 D-0483-2018

Other recalls by Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

All 2016 recalls
Class III · Low risk

Hydrocortisone 1% & Acetic Acid 2% Otic Solution

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out-of-specification results obtained for related impurities and slightly lower than the established level of the Hydrocortisone Assay obtained during stability testing.

Completed Impurity / degradation Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. NDC 51672-3007-01 D-0633-2024