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Drug recall: Bactroban (mupirocin calcium) Nasal Ointment, 2% 1g tube, Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road

FDA enforcement event 71920 · Class II · initiated 13 Aug 2015 · status Terminated · terminated 21 Mar 2017

DrugVoluntary: Firm initiated4 product recordsZebulon, NC

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. (Zebulon, NC) initiated this drug recall on 13 Aug 2015; FDA lists 4 product records under event 71920, classified Class II.

FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 52% of the 292 drug enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 21 Mar 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. has 13 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC., Zebulon, NC.

Reason for recall

"Penicillin Cross Contamination and Presence of Foreign Substance. Product was contaminated with penicillin and foreign substances during manufacturing process."

Distribution

"Nationwide and Puerto Rico"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-1359-2015	Bactroban (mupirocin calcium) Nasal Ointment, 2% 1g tube, Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217. NDC 0029-1526-11	88,489 tubes	Class II	Terminated	2 Sep 2015
D-1360-2015	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	19,520 tubes	Class II	Terminated	2 Sep 2015
D-1361-2015	Bactroban Cream (mupirocin calcium), 2%, a) 15g tube ( NDC 0029-1527-22), b) 30g tube (NDC 0029-1527-25), Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217.	28,480 tubes of 15g, 12,234 tubes of 30g	Class II	Terminated	2 Sep 2015
D-1362-2015	Mupirocin Calcium Cream, 2%, a) 15g tube (NDC 66993-942-15),b) 30g tube (NDC 66993-942-31), Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217.	166,070 of 15g tube, 112,720 of 30 g tube	Class II	Terminated	2 Sep 2015

Context

52%of 2015 drug events are Class II292 events that year

4product records in this eventfirm median: 1

13events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
17 May 2024	Tivicay PD (dolutegravir) 5mg Tablets for Oral Suspension, 60-count bottles, Each carton contains one bottle of 60 table	Drug	Class III	1
12 Dec 2023	ANORO ELLIPTA (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder) 62.5 mcg/25mcg. 1 inhaler contains 30 doses (60 blisters t	Drug	Class III	1
13 May 2022	Tivicay (dolutegravir) Tablets 50 mg, 30-count Bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: ViiV Healthcare RTP, NC 27709, NDC 497	Drug	Class III	1
16 May 2017	Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation, 90 mcg per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Net Wt. 18 g inhalers, Rx on	Drug	Class II	1
22 Mar 2017	Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Net Wt. 18 g inhaler	Drug	Class II	1
18 Jul 2016	Bactroban Cream, (Mupirocin Calcium Cream 2%), 15 gram tube, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,	Drug	Class II	4
3 Dec 2015	Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Rx Only, For Oral I	Drug	Class II	1
6 Nov 2013	Imitrex STATdose System, Imitrex (sumatriptan succinate) Injection, 2 prefilled 0.5 mL syringe cartridges each containin	Drug	Class II	2
17 Oct 2013	Biotene Moisturizing Mouth Spray, with xylitol, For dry mouth symptom relief, 44.3ml/1.5 FL. OZ., Sugar Free Sweetened w	Device	Class II	1
18 Jul 2013	TUMS, Antacid/Calcium Supplement, ULTRA Strength 1000, Assorted Berries, 72 Chewable Tablets, GlaxoSmithKline, Moon Twp,	Drug	Class III	1

All 13 events for GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

Questions and answers

Why was this drug recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Penicillin Cross Contamination and Presence of Foreign Substance. Product was contaminated with penicillin and foreign substances during manufacturing process."

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide and Puerto Rico"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 21 Mar 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.