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Drug recall: Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05%, a) 15 g tube, NDC: 60429-902-15; b) 45 g tube, NDC: 60429-902-45, Rx Only, For…

Class III FDA enforcement event 86101. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Failed Content Uniformity: bulk lot used to make these two lots was found to have failed content uniformity.

Class III, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences

Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. started this drug recall on 20 Jul 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Hawthorne, NY. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 86101 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 19 Aug 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 20 Jun 2023.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide in the U.S.

Recalling firm

Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Hawthorne, NY.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 86101: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-1496-2020Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05%, a) 15 g tube, NDC: 60429-902-15; b) 45 g tube, NDC: 60429-902-45, Rx Only, For External Use Only, Not for Ophthalmic Use, Mfd by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T 1C1, Marketed by: Golden State Medical Supply, Inc. Camarillo, CA 93012.7632 tubesClass IIITerminated19 Aug 2020

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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2020
342
Share of these events in Class III
21%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
21

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
7 Aug 2024Hydrocortisone 1% & Acetic Acid 2% Otic Solution, 10 mL bottle, Rx only, Mfg by: Taro Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Brampton, ODrugClass III1
25 Feb 2022Clotrimazole and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream USP, 1%/0.05%,15 g tubes, Rx only, Manufactured by: Taro PharmaceuticaDrugClass III1
15 Dec 2021Clobetasol Propionate Ointment USP, 0.05%, 60g tubes, Rx only, Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Haifa Bay, DrugClass I1
8 Jan 2021Nortriptyline HCl Capsules, USP equivalent to 10mg base Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Haifa Bay, Israel 2DrugClass II1
17 Nov 2020CVS Health Athlete's Foot Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal, NET WT 1 OZ (28.4 g) Distributed by: CVS PharmaDrugClass II10
7 Feb 2020Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP, 125 mg/5 mL potency, 8 fl oz (237 mL) Rx Only Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Industries LtDrugClass I1
20 Dec 2019Lamotrigine Tablets, USP, 100 mg, Rx Only, 100-count bottle, Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Haifa Bay, IsrDrugClass I1
27 Sep 2019Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg/5 mL, 4 fl. oz., (118 mL), Rx only, Manufactured by: Taro Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BDrugClass II5
19 Oct 2018Children's 24 Hour Allergy (cetirizine hydrochloride) Oral Solution 1 mg/mL, Bubble Gum Flavor, Sugar Free/Dye Free, 4 FDrugClass II3
21 Dec 2017Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05% 60 g tube, Rx only Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Haifa Bay, IsraeDrugClass III1

Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.: all 21 events

Official channels

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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 86101. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/86101/. 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: Nationwide in the U.S.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 86101?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 7632 tubes
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2020 have the same class?
21% of the 342 drug events that started in 2020 are in Class III.