FDA-Drug2026-04-22Class IIPROCESSING DEFECT
Taro Pharmaceuticals fluocinonide 0.05% cream recalled for viscosity defect
What this means
Taro Pharmaceuticals is recalling one lot of fluocinonide 0.05% cream due to a manufacturing defect. Testing found the cream's thickness was thicker than specifications allow, which could affect how the medication works on your skin.
- Check if you have lot #AD76252 with expiration date 6/30/2026
- Stop using the cream and contact your pharmacy or doctor
- Do not flush the medication; ask your pharmacy how to safely dispose of it
The agency's original wording
Hazard
Failed Viscosity Specifications: Out of Specification results, above the specification limit, in viscosity, noted during stability testing.
Intended for
Adults
Illnesses reported
None reported
Sold states
Nationwide in the USA.
Affected count
24,672 15 g tubes
Manufactured in
2 Independence Way, N/A, Princeton, NJ, United States
Products
Fluocinonide, USP, 0.05% Cream, 15g tube, Rx only, Mfd by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T 1C1, Dist. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Hawthorne, NY 10532, NDC 51672-1386-1
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0475-2026More Sun Pharmaceutical recalls
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