prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, 1% recall — Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Class II)

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recorded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as recalling prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, 1% — a Class II recall, initiated 2026-06-04 and posted to the FDA enforcement report on 2026-07-08, under recall number D-0655-2026. Status Ongoing, with no termination date on the record. The reason the FDA record carries is, verbatim: “Presence of Foreign Substance”. From the product description, the form is ophthalmic suspension, the strengths given are 1%, 5 mL, 10 mL and 15 mL and it is marked Rx only. 2 National Drug Code numbers are printed in the record: 70748-332-02 and 70748-332-03. Distribution is recorded as “U.S. Nationwide” — Nationwide (US), with the recalling firm on record in FL, United States. It is the only recall number the FDA has filed under event ID 99144. Values are reproduced from the linked openFDA report; regulatory information, not medical advice.

Regulatory snapshot

Recall number D-0655-2026
FDA event ID 99144
Classification Class II (intermediate regulatory tier)
Status Ongoing
Recalling firm Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Recall initiated 2026-06-04
Reported by FDA 2026-07-08
Report lag 34 days from initiation to report
Distribution U.S. Nationwide — Nationwide (US)
Firm location on record FL, United States
Product description (source) prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, USP, 1%, Rx only, Sterile, a) 5 mL (NDC 70748-332-02); b) 10 mL (NDC 70748-332-03), c) 15 mL (70748-332-04), Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P) 454 775, INDIA

Reason reported by FDA

Presence of Foreign Substance

4 words from the enforcement report field reason_for_recall, reproduced without edit — the firm's own wording, not an assessment.

Product identifiers in this record

9 identifying values matched by exact pattern in the 32-word product description above; each is a literal substring of it.

Product named prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension
Form Ophthalmic Suspension
Strength 1% · 5 mL · 10 mL · 15 mL
NDC 70748-332-02 · 70748-332-03
Marketing category Rx only
Manufactured by Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P) 454 775

Other indexed recalls from Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

3 indexed records name Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. as the recalling firm, across 3 FDA events, reported 2026-05-27 to 2026-07-08. A coverage-limited activity count over the ingested window, not a quality rating.

Recall recordRecall numberFDA tierStrength / formReported
Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, 1mgD-0723-2026Class II1mg · for Injection2026-07-08
Liraglutide Injection, 18 mg/3 mLD-0541-2026Class II18 mg/3 mL · Injection2026-05-27

Reported in the same month (2026-07)

111 enforcement reports carry a report date in 2026-07; these 8 are the Class II ones nearest this record.

Recall recordRecall numberRecalling firmFDA tierReported
BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, 2%D-0643-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD PurPrep, 8.3%D-0644-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep Clear, 2%D-0645-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
ChloraPrep FREPP, 2%D-0646-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, 2%D-0647-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, 2%D-0648-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, 2%D-0649-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, 2%D-0650-2026Carefusion 213, LLCClass II2026-07-08

Nearest Class II recalls by date

213 of 250 indexed records share the Class II tier; the 6 nearest to 2026-07-08 by report date are listed here.

Recall recordRecall numberRecalling firmStrength / formReported
BD ChloraPrep CLear, 2%D-0651-2026Carefusion 213, LLC2% · Solution2026-07-08
BD ChloraPrep CLear, 2%D-0652-2026Carefusion 213, LLC2% · Solution2026-07-08
IMULDOSA, 130 mg/26 mLD-0653-2026Accord Biopharma Inc130 mg/26 mL · Injection2026-07-08
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, 300 mcgD-0656-2026Accord Healthcare, Inc.300 mcg · Tablets2026-07-08
Synjardy XR Tablets, 1000 mgD-0657-2026Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1000 mg · Extended-Release Tablets2026-07-08
Accucaine, 1%D-0658-2026Asclemed Usa Inc.1% · Injection2026-07-08

Reading this record

Class II is the FDA's own severity tier for the recall action — 213 of the 250 indexed records carry it — and it describes the agency's assessment of the action, not a risk statement about any individual. Match a package against 70748-332-02 and 70748-332-03 at the FDA source to confirm it is covered.

Namespace context: the Class II index (213 records) and the recall hub (250 records, 118 FDA events); Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (5 indexed records) aggregates this firm across datasets.

Coverage and limits of this record

This page reflects the openFDA enforcement report for D-0655-2026 as ingested on 2026-08-22, which can lag the live FDA record and omits detail held only in primary documents. It offers no clinical assessment, no advice about whether to use any product, and no substitute. For any health question consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Source & provenance

Official source
https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0655-2026%22
Source dataset
openFDA Drug Enforcement API
Publication date
2026-07-08
Ingested
2026-08-22
Record hash
ae84130a0b0f5ac3

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