CLASS IIDrug recall · Reported 24 Oct 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Rite Aid Pharmacy, First Aid Antibiotic Ointment recalled
Product Quest Manufacturing is recalling Rite Aid Pharmacy, First Aid Antibiotic Ointment, (neomycin sulfate 3.5 mg, polymyxin B, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 3 Aug 2018 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Lot, batch or date codesLot: 170591E, Exp. 11/17/18
Quantity recalled5,004 tubes
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.
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Subpotent Drug: low out of specification assay results for the bacitracin zinc ingredient.
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
Rite Aid Pharmacy, First Aid Antibiotic Ointment, (neomycin sulfate 3.5 mg, polymyxin B sulfate 5,000 units, bacitracin zinc 400 units per gram), 2 OZ (56 g) tube, Distributed By: Rite Aid, 30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011, UPC 0 11822 55441 1.
Subpotent Drug: low out of specification assay results for the bacitracin zinc ingredient.
Which lots are affected?
Lot: 170591E, Exp. 11/17/18
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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.