Recalls / Class III
Class IIID-0861-2020
Product
CVS Health Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 5%, 3.5 g tubes, Distributed By: CVS Pharmacy Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, NDC 59779-303-01
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #:8G50A, Exp. Date 06/2021
Why it was recalled
Presence of Particulate Matter: Brown spots observed on the inside of the tube of product, identified as tin with trace copper, which are the base of the materials of construction for the tube.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1925 W Field Ct Ste 300, N/A, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-4862
Distribution
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide within United States and Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2020-02-21
- FDA classified
- 2020-02-27
- Posted by FDA
- 2020-03-04
- Terminated
- 2022-07-28
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0861-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.