Medicap Pharmacy Recalls Acetylcyst Eye Drops Due to Sterility Risk
Medicap Pharmacy recalls Acetylcyst 10% eye drops because they may not be sterile. Check your bottle's lot number and discard date immediately.
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Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterile products were not produced in a controlled, sterile environment.
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What happened, in plain English
Medicap Pharmacy is recalling a specific batch of Acetylcyst 10% Ophthalmic Solution because the product was not produced in a controlled, sterile environment. This lack of sterility poses a risk of infection to users. The recall affects bottles distributed in Idaho with a specific lot number and expiration date. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/42553-medicap-pharmacy-recalls-acetylcyst-eye-drops-due-to-sterility-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/42553-medicap-pharmacy-recalls-acetylcyst-eye-drops-due-to-sterility-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1447-2016
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“Medicap Pharmacy Recalls Acetylcyst Eye Drops Due to Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/42553-medicap-pharmacy-recalls-acetylcyst-eye-drops-due-to-sterility-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-1447-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1447-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Sterile ophthalmic products must be manufactured in a controlled environment to prevent microbial contamination. Because this batch was not produced under sterile conditions, it may contain harmful bacteria or fungi that can cause serious eye infections when applied to the eye.
Who’s affected
Individuals who purchased or were prescribed Acetylcyst 10% Ophthalmic Solution from Medicap Pharmacy in Idaho between the production date and September 1, 2017. Patients using these eye drops are at risk of eye infections due to potential contamination.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your bottle for the NDC number 99999-9996-94 and Lot # 05092016@19. Verify the Beyond Use Date is 06/08/16 or that the product was discarded after 09/01/2017. The product is a 15 mL Rx-only bottle distributed in Idaho.
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What to do — step by step
Stop using the eye drops
Do not use the Acetylcyst 10% Ophthalmic Solution if it matches the recalled lot number.
Discard the product
The record states to discard the product after 09/01/2017, implying no further use is safe for this batch.
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Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Idaho.
FDA distribution: “ID” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Idaho.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 32 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- 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-1447-2016 (July 7, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1447-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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