FDADecember 28, 2020drug

Paroex (Chlorhexidine Gluconate) Oral Rinse, USP 0.12%, Alcohol Free, Rx only, packaged in: a) 1 pint (473mL) NDC 52376-021-02; b) 4 fl oz (118 mL) NDC 052376-021-04, Sunstar Americas, Inc., Schaumburg, IL

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

cGMP Deviations; FDA inspection of manufacturing facility observed potential Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) contamination, inadequate cleaning, inadequate microbiological testing, and insanitary conditions

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

sunstar americassunstar

UPCs

05237602104

Recall history

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