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Food, drugs, devices › Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Drug recall: Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% Sulfur 4% Cleansing Pads, Net weight 3.7g (60 cleansing pads Net weight 3.7 g each per carton,)

FDA enforcement event 91150 · Class III · initiated 14 Nov 2022 · status Terminated · terminated 1 Aug 2024

DrugVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordAlpharetta, GA

FDA enforcement event 91150 is a drug recall by Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC of Alpharetta, GA, initiated 14 Nov 2022 and classified Class III, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 18% of the 325 drug enforcement events initiated in 2022 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 1 Aug 2024. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC has 8 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 2 product records 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

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA.

Reason for recall

"Subpotent drug: Out of specification for assay at the end-of-shelf-life 24-month period."

Distribution

"USA Nationwide"

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-0074-2023Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% Sulfur 4% Cleansing Pads, Net weight 3.7g (60 cleansing pads Net weight 3.7 g each per carton,) Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC Alpharetta, GA 300025, NDC 42192-113-60528 cartonsClass IIITerminated7 Dec 2022

Context

18%of 2022 drug events are Class III325 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 2
8events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
20 Apr 2026NAPROXEN ORAL SUSPENSION, USP, 125 mg/5mL, Rx only, 16fl oz (473 mL) bottles, Distributed by: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLDrugClass II1
29 Sep 2025Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets, USP 100 mg*, 500-count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, AlpharDrugClass II1
24 Apr 2024Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% - Sulfur 5% Cleanser, Rx Only, 6 oz (170.3 g) Bottle, Manufactured for Acela Pharmaceuticals, LDrugClass III1
14 Nov 2022Phenytoin Sodium Injection, USP 100 mg/2 mL, NDC 42192-614-02, packaged in 10 x 2 mL vials per carton, NDC 42192-614-10,DrugClass III2
29 Apr 2021NP Thyroid 15 Thyroid Tablets, USP 1/4 grain (15 mg), packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 42192-327-01) and b) 7-countDrugClass I5
17 Sep 2020NP Thyroid 15,Thyroid Tablets, USP 1/4 grain (15 mg) 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella PharmaceuticalDrugClass I2
22 May 2020NP Thyroid 30, Thyroid Tablets, USP, 1/2 grain (30 mg), 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella PharmaceutiDrugClass I3

All 8 events for Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Questions and answers

Why was this drug recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Subpotent drug: Out of specification for assay at the end-of-shelf-life 24-month period."

What does Class III mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "USA Nationwide"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 1 Aug 2024. "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.