Recalls / Class II
Class IID-1360-2015
Product
Bactroban Ointment (mupirocin calcium), 2% 22g tube ,Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217. NDC 0029-1525-44
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: C698039, Exp 03/2016
Why it was recalled
Penicillin Cross Contamination and Presence of Foreign Substance. Product was contaminated with penicillin and foreign substances during manufacturing process.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1011 North Arendell Ave, N/A, Zebulon, North Carolina 27597-1217
Distribution
- Quantity
- 19,520 tubes
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-08-13
- FDA classified
- 2015-08-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-09-02
- Terminated
- 2017-03-21
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1360-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.