Taro Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% Recall: Cross Contamination Risk
Taro Pharmaceuticals recalls certain lots of Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% (60g tube) due to cross contamination with hydrocortisone-17-valerate. This may cause unintended medication effects. Contact Taro for details.
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Cross contamination with other products: Certain lots of Fluocinonide Cream were found to be contaminated with a small quantity of hydrocortisone-17-valerate.
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What happened, in plain English
Taro Pharmaceuticals is recalling specific lots of Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% (60g tube) because some batches were contaminated with hydrocortisone-17-valerate. This cross-contamination could lead to unintended medication effects if used without proper medical guidance. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/41806-taro-fluocinonide-cream-0-05-recall-cross-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/41806-taro-fluocinonide-cream-0-05-recall-cross-contamination-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0790-2017
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“Taro Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% Recall: Cross Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/41806-taro-fluocinonide-cream-0-05-recall-cross-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0790-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0790-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The cream was found to contain a small amount of hydrocortisone-17-valerate, a different corticosteroid. This cross-contamination could cause unintended medication effects if the product is used without proper medical guidance.
Who’s affected
People with prescriptions for Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% (60g tube) from the recalled lots. Those using the product without medical supervision are at higher risk of unintended medication effects.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Fluocinonide Cream UPS, 0.05% (Emulsified Base)', 60g tube, prescription-only. Look for lot numbers D301311473 or D301411473 with expiration date 3/2017.
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Identify if your product matches the recalled description: Fluocinonide Cream 0.05% (60g tube), prescription-only, with lot numbers D301311473 or D301411473.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “U.S. 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 4.4 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0790-2017 (March 17, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0790-2017 to see it in context.
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