The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-0670-2022·Announced 2022-03-30

Clobetasol Propionate Cream Recalled Due to cGMP Deviations

Teligent Pharma is recalling all unexpired batches of Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP 0.05% nationwide because the manufacturer is discontinuing its stability study program and cannot ensure compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice standards.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall based on the agency classification. The recall is precautionary in nature—driven by manufacturing process deviations and discontinuation of stability testing—with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is regulatory non-compliance rather than an acute safety threat.

Plain-English summary

Teligent Pharma, Inc. is recalling Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05%, distributed nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico. The recall affects all products within their expiration dates across four package sizes: 15-gram tubes (NDC 52565-051-15), 30-gram tubes (NDC 52565-051-30), 45-gram tubes (NDC 52565-051-45), and 60-gram tubes (NDC 52565-051-60). A total of 207,933 tubes are being recalled.

The reason for the recall is cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) deviations. Specifically, the firm is discontinuing its stability study program, which is required to demonstrate that the product maintains its safety and effectiveness throughout its shelf life.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their pharmacy or healthcare provider with questions. Healthcare providers and pharmacies should identify and return the affected product to the manufacturer.

The recalled product

Product
Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05%, packaged in a) 15 grams tube, NDC 52565-051-15; b) 30 grams tube, NDC 52565-051-30; c) 45 grams tube, NDC 52565-051-45; d) 60 grams tube, NDC 52565-051-60; Rx only, Manufactured by: Teligent Pharma, Inc., Buena, NJ 08310.
Manufacturer
Teligent Pharma, Inc.
Category
Drug — Topical / Corticosteroid
Hazard
Affected units
207,933

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 (19)

  • Batch: a) 15803
  • Exp. 7/31/2022
  • 16237
  • Exp. 11/30/2022
  • b) 15803
  • 16388
  • Exp. 2/28/2023
  • c) 15605
  • d) 15605
  • 15860
  • Exp. 8/31/2022
  • 16001
  • Exp. 9/30/2022
  • 16344
  • Exp. 1/31/2023
  • 16294
  • 16474
  • 16543
  • Exp. 2/28/2023.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 37 recalled by Teligent Pharma, Inc. 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.

See all 37 products in this recall →

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