Liberty Drug Recalls Vancomycin Eye Drops Due to Sterility Risk
Liberty Drug & Surgical recalls specific lots of Vancomycin 25 mg/mL ophthalmic solution due to lack of sterility assurance. Check lot numbers and expiration dates.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Process deficiencies were observed in the sterile ophthalmic and injectable products that could have compromised the sterility of the product.
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What happened, in plain English
Liberty Drug & Surgical is recalling Vancomycin 25 mg/mL Ophthalmic Solution because process deficiencies could have compromised the sterility of the product. The recall affects specific lots distributed to physicians, medical facilities, and prescription patients in New Jersey and New York. The record does not specify a remedy or current action required for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/44151-liberty-drug-surgical-recalls-vancomycin-25-mg-ml-opthalmic-solution.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/44151-liberty-drug-surgical-recalls-vancomycin-25-mg-ml-opthalmic-solution · Updated October 12, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1387-2015
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“Liberty Drug Recalls Vancomycin Eye Drops Due to Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/44151-liberty-drug-surgical-recalls-vancomycin-25-mg-ml-opthalmic-solution. Based on FDA recall #D-1387-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1387-2015%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Process deficiencies in manufacturing could have compromised the sterility of the eye drops. Using non-sterile ophthalmic solutions can lead to serious eye infections or other complications.
Who’s affected
Physicians, medical facilities, and prescription-specific patients in New Jersey and New York who received the recalled lots of Vancomycin ophthalmic solution.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if you have Vancomycin 25 mg/mL Ophthalmic Solution packaged in a 10 mL or 15 mL bottle from Liberty Drug Compound Center. Verify the lot number and expiration date against the record: Lot 06042015@15 (Exp 06/18/15), Lot 06052015@3 (Exp 06/19/15), or Lot 06082015@21 (Exp 06/22/15).
- Brand
Liberty Drug & Surgical- Category
Drug
All 25 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
Physicians, Medical Facilities, and Prescription Specific Patients in NJ and NY
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| D-1380-2015 | Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL pre-filled syringe, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05152015@2, Exp 06/29/15 | 6 syringes |
| D-1381-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/1 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05112015@19, Exp 06/25/15 | 2 vials |
| D-1382-2015 | Methylcobalamin 5000 mcg/mL Injectable, 2 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05152015@4, Exp 06/29/15 | 5 vials |
| D-1383-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/Atropine/PGE-1 Injectable, 9 mg/1 mg/0.1 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05192015@17, Exp 07/03/15 | 4 vials |
| D-1384-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/2 mg/20 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05282015@7, Exp 07/13/15 | 2 vials |
| D-1385-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 10 mg/0.6 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vials, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05112015@3, Exp 06/25/15; 06012015@12, Exp 07/17/15 | 4 vials |
| D-1386-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 20.8 mg/1.4 mg/14 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06042015@9, Exp 07/19/15 | 2 vials |
| D-1387-2015 | Vancomycin 25 mg/mL Opthalmic Solution, packaged in a) 10 mL bottle and b) 15 mL bottle, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: a) 06042015@15, Exp 06/18/15; 06052015@3, Exp 06/19/15; b) 06082015@21, Exp 06/22/15 | 3 bottles |
| D-1388-2015 | Doxcycline/0.9% NaCl 150 mg/150 mL IV, 150 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05122015@13, Exp 06/15/15; 05262015@17, 06082015@11, Exp 07/06/15 | 88 bags |
| D-1389-2015 | Tobramycin 14 mg/mL Ophthalmic Solution, 15 mL bottle, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06082015@20, Exp 06/22/15 | 1 bottle |
| D-1390-2015 | Doxycycline/0.9 % NaCl 100 mg/100 mL IV, 100 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05142015@21, 05192015@22, 05282015@16, 06022015@18, 06102015@16, Exp 07/06/15 | 58 bags |
| D-1391-2015 | 17-Hydroxyprogesterone 250 mg/mL Injectable, 5 mL multi-dose vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 03182015@8, Exp 07/31/15; 05112015@7, Exp 09/24/15 | 85 vials |
| D-1392-2015 | Hydroxocobalamin (Preserved) 10,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06082015@5, Exp 07/24/15 | 15 vials |
| D-1393-2015 | Papervine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/0.5 mg/30 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06022015@5, Exp 07/17/15 | 2 vials |
| D-1394-2015 | Doxycycline/0.9% NaCl 150 mg/250 mL IV, 250 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 0513215@12, 05192015@1, 05222015@14, 05222015@15, 05282015@17, 06012015@18, 06022015@19, 06052015@23, Exp 07/06/15 | 112 bags |
| D-1395-2015 | Dexamethasone 24 mg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05012015@1, Exp 06/15/15; 06022015@14, Exp 07/17/15; 06112015@10, Exp 07/26/15 | 22 vials |
| D-1396-2015 | Morphine/0.9 % NaCl 1 mg/mL IV, 250 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06042015@11, Exp 07/19/15; 06102015@3, Exp 07/25/15 | 4 bags |
| D-1397-2015 | Glycerin (v/v) 72% Injection, 25 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05122015@6, Exp 06/26/15 | 1 vial |
| D-1398-2015 | Phenol 6% Injectable, 30 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06032015@16, Exp 07/18/15 | 2 vials |
| D-1399-2015 | Methadone 10 mg/mL Injection, 10 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05012015@5, Exp 06/16/15; 05152015@10, Exp 06/30/15 | 5 vials |
| D-1400-2015 | Papaverine/Phentolamine/Atropine/PGE-1 Injectable, 75 mg/2.5 mg/0.1 mg/75 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 04202015@18, Exp 06/04/15; 05192015@16, Exp 07/03/15 | 6 vials |
| D-1401-2015 | Doxycycline/0.9% NaCl 300 mg/500 mL IV, 500 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05142015@20, Exp 07/06/15; 05282015@15, Exp 07/06/15 | 30 bags |
| D-1402-2015 | Hydroxocobalamin (Preserved) 1,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 06102015@15, Exp 07/25/15 | 6 vials |
| D-1403-2015 | Lidocaine/Sodium Chloride 0.4%/20% Injectable, 5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05072015@4, Exp 06/21/15 | 5 vials |
| D-1404-2015 | Methylcobalamin 1,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.; Lot #: 05072015@7, Exp 06/21/15 | 6 vials |
What to do — step by step
Check Your Medication
Verify if your Vancomycin ophthalmic solution matches the recalled lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the record.
Contact Your Provider
Since the remedy is not stated, contact your prescribing physician or medical facility to determine if you should return or discard the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in New Jersey and New York.
FDA distribution: “Physicians, Medical Facilities, and Prescription Specific Patients in NJ and NY” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: New Jersey, New York.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.9 years 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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- Official source: FDA Recall #D-1387-2015 (June 15, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1387-2015 to see it in context.
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