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CVS Pharmacy Antiseptic Spray Recall: Microbial Contamination

CVS Pharmacy recalls Pain Relieving Antiseptic Spray due to microbial growth. Check your bottle's lot number and expiration date for details.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0047-2015DrugCVS Pharmacy ›
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Recalling firmWisconsin Pharmacal Company1 Pharmacal Way · Jackson, WI 53037
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Wisconsin Pharmacal Company is recalling CVS Pharmacy Pain Relieving Antiseptic Spray because the non-sterile product tested positive for microbial growth. The recall affects 20,032 bottles distributed nationwide. No remedy or return instructions are currently listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/45737-wisconsin-pharmacal-company-recalls-cvs-pharmacy-pain-relieving-antiseptic-spray.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/45737-wisconsin-pharmacal-company-recalls-cvs-pharmacy-pain-relieving-antiseptic-spray · Updated October 12, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0047-2015

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“CVS Pharmacy Antiseptic Spray Recall: Microbial Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/45737-wisconsin-pharmacal-company-recalls-cvs-pharmacy-pain-relieving-antiseptic-spray. Based on FDA recall #D-0047-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0047-2015%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2014-10-03 that Wisconsin Pharmacal Company voluntarily recalled CVS Pharmacy Pain Relieving Antiseptic Spray due to microbial contamination. The recall affects 20,032 bottles distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: CVS Pharmacy
  • Product: Pain Relieving Antiseptic Spray
  • Concentration: Benzalkonium Cl 0.13% Lidocaine HCl 2.5%
  • Size: 5 FL OZ (148 mL)
  • NDC: 68093-6150-1
  • Lots: 61443, 61444, 61454
  • Expiration Date: 06/16

The hazard

The product tested positive for microbial growth. The FDA classified the recall as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Wisconsin Pharmacal Company has one other recall on record since 2026-04-24, specifically the 2026-04-24 MG217 Cream Recall for Staphylococcus Aureus contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include the 2026-05-22 Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray Recall, the 2025-11-12 Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol Recall, and the 2026-09-01 SV Labs Benzoyl Peroxide Wash Recall.

How to tell if you have this one

Check your bottle for the label 'CVS Pharmacy, Pain Relieving Antiseptic Spray' containing Benzalkonium Cl 0.13% and Lidocaine HCl 2.5%. Look for NDC 68093-6150-1 and one of the following lot numbers: 61443, 61444, or 61454. The expiration date on these bottles is 06/16.

  • Brand
    CVS Pharmacy
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Bottle

    Verify if your bottle matches the recalled lot numbers (61443, 61444, or 61454) and expiration date of 06/16.

  2. Stop Using The Product

    Discontinue use of the recalled spray due to the risk of microbial contamination.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “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 10 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 3, 201412. FDA classified it Class II: Oct 27, 201423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 5, 201434. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 12, 2015420142015
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. 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-0047-2015 (October 3, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0047-2015 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 12, 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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