Psoriasin Daytime Relief Cream with Vitamin D & Oatmeal — Class III drug recall D-0589-2018
Terminated recall by Alva-Amco Pharmacal Companies., Inc., reported 2018-03-21, distributed nationwide. Subpotent Drug: The product has failed to maintain its label claim of coal tar throughout its labeled 24-month
| Recall number | D-0589-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Drug |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Alva-Amco Pharmacal Companies., Inc., Niles, IL, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2018-03-09 |
| Classified | 2018-03-12 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-03-21 |
| Terminated | 2020-06-26 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AU, BE, BG, BR, CL, DE, ES, GB, GR, IT, MX, NL, NO, NZ, SE |
| Quantity | 206,513 tubes |
| Reason classes | labeling, potency |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00072959010454 |
| NDC | 52389-0745-56 |
| Lot numbers | 61031, 61041, 61051, 61601, 61651, 61751, 61941, 62321, 62561, 62721, 62871, 63331, 72011, 72021, 72131, 72141, 72221, 72441, 72921, 73351 |
| Expiration dates | 2018-04-30, 2018-06-30, 2018-07-31, 2018-08-31, 2018-09-30, 2018-10-31, 2018-11-30, 2019-07-31, 2019-08-31, 2019-10-31, 2019-11-30 |
Product
Psoriasin Daytime Relief Cream with Vitamin D & Oatmeal, (Coal Tar 1.25%), packagedin 57 g plastic tubes, Distributed by: ALVA-AMCO Pharmacal Cos., Inc., Niles, IL 60714, USA. NDC 52389-745-56, UPC 0 72959 01045 4.
Reason for recall
Subpotent Drug: The product has failed to maintain its label claim of coal tar throughout its labeled 24-month expiry period.
Machine access
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