FDA recall D-1359-2015

Product

Bactroban (mupirocin calcium) Nasal Ointment, 2% 1g tube, Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217. NDC 0029-1526-11

Reason for recall

Penicillin Cross Contamination and Presence of Foreign Substance. Product was contaminated with penicillin and foreign substances during manufacturing process.

Distribution

Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2015-08-13

Report date

2015-09-02

Termination date

2017-03-21

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Zebulon, NC, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1359-2015