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Preferred Pharmaceuticals recalls Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%

What should I do?

Check your medicine against the product and lot details below. If it matches, stop using it, contact your pharmacist or doctor, and return it as directed.

What's the hazard?

Failed Content Uniformity Specifications

What's affected

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

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