Alcohol prep pads recalled for isopropyl alcohol below labeled concentration
Rite Aid Pharmacy first aid alcohol prep pads are recalled nationwide because isopropyl alcohol levels fall below the labeled concentration. The recall covers 984,000 pads.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported; an antiseptic below its labeled strength may not disinfect as intended and no injuries are reported.
Plain-English summary
Rite Aid Pharmacy first aid alcohol prep pads, distributed by Rite Aid of Etters, Pennsylvania, NDC 11822-5156-2, are being recalled. The affected product carries code 61224070083, and the recall covers 984,000 pads distributed nationwide.
The recall was issued because the product is subpotent: isopropyl alcohol levels fall below the labeled concentration. The FDA classified the action as Class II.
Anyone holding these pads should stop using them for antiseptic purposes and can return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- ALCOHOL (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL)
- Brand
- ALCOHOL
- Manufacturer
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
- Category
- Drug — Antiseptic
- Affected units
- 984,000
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- 61224070083
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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