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Preferred Plus Stool Softener Recall: Microbial Contamination Risk

Geritrex, LLC recalls Preferred Plus Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener due to potential microbial contamination from cGMP deviations. Check your lot numbers.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1527-2019Drug Preferred Plus ›

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cGMP Deviations: Products may have microbial contamination.

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Recalling firmGeritrex, LLC40 Commercial Ave · Middletown, NY 10941-1444

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Geritrex, LLC is recalling Preferred Plus Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener because the product may have been contaminated with microbes during manufacturing. This recall affects specific lots distributed nationwide in the U.S. The manufacturer has not yet provided a remedy or return instructions for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/38732-preferred-plus-stool-softener-recall-microbial-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/38732-preferred-plus-stool-softener-recall-microbial-contamination-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1527-2019

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“Preferred Plus Stool Softener Recall: Microbial Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/38732-preferred-plus-stool-softener-recall-microbial-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-1527-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1527-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 31, 2019, that Geritrex, LLC recalled Preferred Plus Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener due to potential microbial contamination from cGMP deviations. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Preferred Plus
Product: Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener (Docusate Sodium), 50mg/5mL, 16 FL. Oz. (1 PT.) 473 mL
NDC: 53807-216-16
Lot codes: 70603, 70604, 70612
Expiration date: 6/19

The hazard

The products may have microbial contamination because of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) deviations. The FDA listed the hazard as cGMP Deviations.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Geritrex, LLC had one other recall on record since May 6, 2019, specifically a Senna Syrup recall on May 6, 2019, for failed impurity specs. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Harbin Jixianglong Semaglutide Recall (February 13, 2026), the BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal Recall (June 11, 2026), and the Blaine Labs Revitaderm Gel Recall (April 8, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your bottle for the label 'Preferred Plus Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener (Docusate Sodium), 50mg/5mL, 16 FL. Oz. (1 PT.) 473 mL'. Verify the NDC number is 53807-216-16 and the lot number is one of: 70603, 70604, or 70612. The expiration date on these bottles is June 2019.

Brand
Preferred Plus
Category
Drug

FDA recall event · 8 products

All 8 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
U.S.A. Nationwide

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
D-1520-2019	Diphenhydramine Oral Liquid Alcohol Free, 12.5 mg/5 mL, 4 fl oz (118 mL), RIJ Pharmaceutical Corporation 40 Commercial Avenue Middletown, NY 10941, NDC 53807-204-04; Lot #: 70606, Exp 6/19	8645 bottles
D-1521-2019	Ritussin DM Children & Adults, 4 Fl. Oz. (118 mL), RIJ Pharmaceutical Corporation 40 Commercial Avenue Middletown, NY 10941, NDC 53807-409-04; Lot #: 70602, Exp 6/19	5107 bottles
D-1522-2019	Gericare Diocto Liquid Docusate Sodium Stool Softener, 50 mg/5mL, 16 FL OZ (473 ml), Dist. BY: Gericare Pharmaceuticals corp. 1650 63rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11204, NDC 57896-403-16; Lot #: 70612, Exp 6/19	6165 bottles
D-1523-2019	Gericare Iron Supplement Elixir Ferrous Sulfate, 220 mg, 16 fl oz. (473 mL), Distributed by: Geri-care Pharmaceuticals Corp. 1650 63rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11204, NDC 57896-709-16; Lot #: 70601, Exp 6/19	3789 bottles
D-1524-2019	Preferred Plus Pharmacy Iron Elixir Ferrous Sulfate, 220 mg, 16 fl oz. (473 mL), Distributed by: Geri-care Pharmaceuticals Corp. 1650 63rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11204, NDC 52807-177-16; Lot #: 70601, Exp 6/19	3864 bottles
D-1525-2019	Ritussin DM Double Strength, 4 FL. OZ. (118 mL), RIJ Pharmaceutical Corporation 40 Commercial Avenue Middletown, NY 10941; Lot #: 70611, Exp 6/19	7653 bottles
D-1526-2019	Gericare Geri-Tussin DM, 16 FL OZ (473 mL), Geri-care Phamaceuticals Corp. 1650 63rd Street Brooklyn, NY, NDC 57896-660-16; Lot #: 70602, Exp 6/19	6213 bottles
D-1527-2019	Preferred Plus Dioctyl Liquid Stool Softener (Docusate Sodium), 50mg/5mL, 16 FL. Oz. (1 PT.) 473 mL, Manufactured by RIJ Pharmaceutical Corp. 40 Commercial Avenue Middletown, NY 10941, Distributed by Kinray Inc. Whitestone, NY 11357, NDC 53807-216-16; Lot #: 70603, 70604, 70612, Exp 6/19	15435 bottles

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop using the product
Do not consume the stool softener if it matches the recalled lot numbers due to microbial contamination risk.
Check your lot number
Look at the bottle label to confirm if your lot is 70603, 70604, or 70612 with an expiration date of 6/19.
Monitor for updates
Since no remedy is currently stated in the record, check official sources like the FDA website for future instructions on returns or refunds.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “U.S.A. Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4.7 years after the firm started it.

May 31, 2019Firm started the recall
Jul 25, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Jul 31, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Feb 2, 2024FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/38732-preferred-plus-stool-softener-recall-microbial-contamination-risk">Preferred Plus Stool Softener Recall: Microbial Contamination Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #D-1527-2019 (May 31, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1527-2019 to see it in context.
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