Class II · Moderate risk
Gentamicin Injection
Failed Stability Specifications: Out of specification results for the Color Absorbance test during 12 Month sample analysis.
Gentamicin Sulfate Ophthalmic Solution
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: High Out-of-Specification (OOS) results for Individual and Total Impurities that have been identified at the 18 months stability testing time point.
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
Gentamicin Sulfate Ophthalmic Solution, USP, 0.3%, 5 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045; NDC 17478-283-10.
Affected NDC
17478-0283-10
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Drug: Gentamicin Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- NDC code
- 17478-283-10
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0993-2019 · 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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Class II · Moderate risk
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Class II · Moderate risk
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cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.
Class II · Moderate risk
Gentamicin Sulfate Cream USP
cGMP deviations: all products within expiry are being recalled because the firm is discontinuing its stability study program.
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