FDA-Drug2026-04-22Class IIPROCESSING DEFECT
Taro Pharmaceuticals fluocinonide cream recalled for failed viscosity specifications
What this means
Taro Pharmaceuticals is recalling one lot of fluocinonide 0.05% cream due to viscosity testing that showed the cream is thicker than the approved specification. This may affect how the medication spreads and absorbs. No injuries have been reported.
- Check if you have lot #AD76250 with expiration date 6/30/2026 (NDC 51672-1386-3)
- If you have this lot, stop using it and contact your pharmacy or doctor
- Your pharmacist can provide a replacement or alternative
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
2,640 60g tubes
Manufactured in
2 Independence Way, N/A, Princeton, NJ, United States
Products
Fluocinonide, USP, 0.05% Cream, 60g 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 51672-1386-3.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0477-2026More Sun Pharmaceutical recalls
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