Americaine, (benzocaine 20%) Benzocaine Topical Anesthetic Spray, Aerosol Can 2 oz (57 G), Dist. by Insight Pharmaceuticals Corp. Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA, A Prestige Consumer Healthcare company. Made in India. NDC 63736-378-02, Can UPC 3 63736 37882 0; Case UPC 1 03 63736 37882 7
Drug Recall
Official source record
- Recall number
- D-0236-2024
- Event ID
- 93691
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Completed
- Recalling company
- Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Prestige Consumer Healthcare company
- Reason for recall
- Chemical Contamination: presence of benzene
- Report date
- January 24, 2024
- Recall initiation date
- December 21, 2023
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide in the USA
Drug product identifiers
- Manufacturer
- Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC
- Brand name
- AMERICAINE
- Generic name
- BENZOCAINE
- Substance name
- BENZOCAINE
- Product NDC
- 63736-378
- Package NDC
- 63736-378-02
- Route
- TOPICAL
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