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Food & drug recall · FDAAugust 13, 2025Serious

Sandoz Inc — Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Otic Suspension Rx Only, For Use in Ears Only

Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.

What’s wrong

Temperature Abuse

The Recall Registry rates this serious — FDA Class II: temporary or medically reversible health harm.

What to do

Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.

Who to contact: Recalling firm: Sandoz Inc

The product

Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Otic Suspension Rx Only, For Use in Ears Only, Manufactured By: Novartis Manufacturing NV, Belgium, Distributed by: Sandoz, Inc., Princeton, NJ, NDC# 0781-6186-67, Carton NDC# 0781-6186-67

Details

Units affected
1,680 bottles
Recall date
August 13, 2025
Brand
Sandoz Inc
Model, lot or SKU numbers
Lot # VNF35A, Exp.08/31/2026
Where it was distributed

Product was distributed to one consignee in CA

The official notice

This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.

Their exact wording: “Sandoz Inc — Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Otic Suspension Rx Only, For Use in Ears Only, Manufactured By: Novartis Manufacturing NV, Belgium, Distributed by: Sandoz, Inc., Princeton, NJ, NDC# 0781-6186-67, Carton NDC# 0781-6186”

Read it on FDA →

Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.

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