Drug recall: 20% Acetyl-L-Cysteine Ophthalmic Solutions, dispensed in 3ml dropper bottle.
Class II FDA enforcement event 83722. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Lack of Processing Controls:
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Compounded Solutions in Pharmacy started this drug recall on 3 Sep 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Monroe, CT. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 83722 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Sep 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 4 Mar 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was dispensed to patients
Recalling firm
Compounded Solutions in Pharmacy, Monroe, CT.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1853-2019 | 20% Acetyl-L-Cysteine Ophthalmic Solutions, dispensed in 3ml dropper bottle. | 3x3 ml dropper bottles | Class II | Terminated | 18 Sep 2019 |
| D-1854-2019 | 10% Acetyl-L-Cysteine Ophthalmic Solutions, dispensed in a) 5ml, b) 10ml c) 15 ml, dropper bottles | a) 6x5ml b) 4x10 c) 1x15 ml bottles, | Class II | Terminated | 18 Sep 2019 |
| D-1855-2019 | 5% Acetyl-L-Cysteine Ophthalmic Solutions, dispensed in a) 5ml , b) 10ml dropper bottles | a) 4x5 ml, b) 1x10 ml bottles | Class II | Terminated | 18 Sep 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2019
- 362
- Share of these events in Class II
- 68%
- Product records in this event
- 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-1853-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 83722. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/83722/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was dispensed to patients
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 83722?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
3x3 ml dropper bottles
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 68% of the 362 drug events that started in 2019 are in Class II.