Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution 0.2%/0.5%*, 5 mL, Rx Only, Sterile, Apotex Corp. Manufactured for: Apotex Corp., Weston, FL 33326, NDC 60505-0589-1.
What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.
Reason Defective Container: Firm received multiple complaints of broken cap spikes and undeliverable drops.
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility; atypical weight loss due to improper bottle sealing leading to potential sterility concerns
Reason Defective Container: spike of the cap becomes lodged in the nozzle of the product bottle.
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Reason Defective Container: Unable to get the solution out of the bottle as the spike of the cap was lodged in the nozzle of the product bottle.
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