Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0361-2020
Product
Walgreens Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment, 5% Hypertonicity Eye Ointment Sterile, Net Wt. 0.125 oz (3.5 g), Distributed by Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0363-7500-50
- Brand name
- Walgreens Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic 5 Percent Hypertonicity Eye
- Generic name
- Sodium Chloride
- Active ingredient
- Sodium Chloride
- Route
- Ophthalmic
- NDC
- 0363-7500
- FDA application
- M018
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: TCI , Exp 03/21
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Walgreen Company
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 311 W Ln, PO Box 849, Aquebogue, New York 11931-0849
Distribution
- Quantity
- 30240 units
- Distribution pattern
- U.S.A. Nationwide
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2019-07-02
- FDA classified
- 2019-11-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2019-11-27
- Status
- Completed
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0361-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.