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Class IIOngoing

Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recalls Lidocaine Ointment USP

Recall date · record updated Oct 14, 2026 · Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA drug enforcement)

What to do

Check your product against the names and codes above. The FDA enforcement record lists the recall as voluntary: firm initiated; it does not state a consumer remedy, so follow the firm’s notice or the FDA link.

Company
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Reason
Failed Content Uniformity Specifications
Hazard
FDA Class II: may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences (FDA definition).
Who’s affected
USA Nationwide
Where
Nationwide
Official notice
www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Event=99994…

Products

  1. Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5% (Generic for Xylocaine), packaged in a 50 g jar, Rx only, Mfg: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Prod# (NDC): 68788-7865-05

    Codes/lots: Lot #: F1925G, Expiry: 4/30/2027; Lot #: E0925T, Expiry: 4/30/2027; Lot # D3025M, Expiry: 4/30/2027; Lot #: D0825D, Expiry: 4/30/2027.Quantity: N/ARecall no. D-0013-2027Class II

Update history

  1. First listed on OVERLOOKED from the official record.

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