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

Agency Publication Date: August 25, 2015
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Affected Products

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

Lot #: C704202, Exp 11/2016; Lot #: C706532, Exp 12/2016; Lot #: C713177, Exp 1/2017; Lot #: C716567, Exp 2/2017, Lot #: C720097, C720098, Exp 3/2017, Expanded to include: C720096, Exp. 2/2017.

Lot Numbers:
C704202
C706532
C713177
C716567
C720097
Product: Bactroban Ointment (mupirocin calcium), 2% 22g tube ,Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217. NDC 0029-1525-44

Lot #: C698039, Exp 03/2016

Lot Numbers:
C698039
Product: Bactroban Cream (mupirocin calcium), 2%, a) 15g tube ( NDC 0029-1527-22), b) 30g tube (NDC 0029-1527-25), Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217.

15 g: Lot #: C695549, Exp 03/2016; 30 g: Lot #: C707836, Exp 7/2016; C718209, Exp 9/2016, Expanded to include: C707837, Exp. 07/2016, C718210, Exp. 09/2016.

Lot Numbers:
C695549
C707836
Product: Mupirocin Calcium Cream, 2%, a) 15g tube (NDC 66993-942-15),b) 30g tube (NDC 66993-942-31), Rx only, Manufactured by Glaxo Operations UK Ltd, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, UK for GlaxoSmithKline PO Box 1217 Zebulon, NC 27597-1217.

Lot #: C690076, C693373, Exp 2/2016; Lot #: C701378, C701376, Exp 4/2016; Lot #: C704164, Exp 5/2016; Lot #: C713687, Exp 8/2016; Lot #: C719467,C718203, Exp 9/2016; Lot #: C723641, Exp 10/2016; Lot #: C683884, Exp 12/2016; Lot #: C697653, Exp 3/2016; Lot #: C710477, Exp 7/2016; Expanded to include: C697654, Exp. 03/2016 (15 grams), C723642, Exp. 10/2016 (30 grams).

Lot Numbers:
C690076
C701378
C704164
C713687
C719467
C723641
C683884
C697653
C710477

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 71920
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 4 products (88,489 tubes; 19,520 tubes; 28,480 tubes of 15g, 12,234 tubes of 30g; 166,070 of 15g tube, 112,720 of 30 g tube)

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