CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 6 Jul 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Ciprofloxacin OPTH 0.3% SOL, generic for: Ciloxan recalled
Aidarex Pharmaceuticals is recalling Ciprofloxacin OPTH 0.3% SOL, generic for: Ciloxan, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 1 Jun 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1061-2016
- FDA event ID
- 74314
- Recalling firm
- Aidarex Pharmaceuticals, Corona, CA
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 1 Jun 2016
- FDA classified
- 30 Jun 2016
- Reported
- 6 Jul 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Antibiotics
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Classified by FDA | +29 days |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results for unknown impurity.
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
Ciprofloxacin OPTH 0.3% SOL, generic for: Ciloxan, Rx Only, 2.5 mL Bottle, Repackaged by: Aidarex Pharmaceuticals, MFG: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc., Amityville, NY, 11701, NDC a) 33261-0910-01, b) 33261-0614-01
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results for unknown impurity.
Which lots are affected?
Lot # : a) 44704-1, 44899-1, 45153-1, 45387-1 Exp. 10/2016, 45449-1, 45801-1, 47647-1, Exp. 02/2017 b) 40990-1 Exp: 05/2016, 45960-1 Exp. 08/2016, 45316-1, 45961-1 Exp. 09/2016
Where was it sold?
Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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