CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 17 Aug 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report
Systane Balance, Lubricant Eye Drops recalled
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office is recalling Systane Balance, Lubricant Eye Drops, Propylene Glycol 0.6% lubricant, Restorative, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 29 Jun 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-1316-2022
- FDA event ID
- 90553
- Recalling firm
- Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office, Richmond, VA
- Brand
- Systane Balance
- Manufacturer
- Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 29 Jun 2022
- FDA classified
- 5 Aug 2022
- Reported
- 17 Aug 2022
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations
- Drug class
- Eye Drops
Timeline
| 29 Jun 2022 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Classified by FDA | +37 days |
| 17 Aug 2022 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
CGMP Deviations: products were stored outside the drug label specifications.
Product as listed by the FDA
Systane Balance, Lubricant Eye Drops, Propylene Glycol 0.6% lubricant, Restorative Formula, Sterile, 10 mL (1/3 FL OZ) bottle per box, Alcon, NDC 0065-1433-02.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
CGMP Deviations: products were stored outside the drug label specifications.
Which lots are affected?
Part# 0065143302
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.
Other products in this recall event
16 other products · FDA event 90553This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Systane Zaditor, ketotifen fumarate ophthalmic solution recalled.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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