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Trifluent Pharma Tridacaine III Lidocaine Patch 5%

The lidocaine patch has incorrect or missing lot and expiration dates.

What happened

Trifluent Pharma LLC of San Antonio, Texas, is voluntarily recalling Tridacaine III / Lidocaine Patch 5%, a prescription product distributed in pouches containing 15 envelopes with 1 patch each, because the label has an incorrect expiration date printed on it. The recall involves 68 pouches and was initiated by the company on October 16, 2026.

The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on October 28, 2026, and is in the weekly enforcement report dated November 4, 2026. Customers were told by telephone.

What to do

The FDA notice gives no instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medicine recalls:

  1. Check the FDA or company notice for instructions specific to this product.
  2. Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether your lot is affected and what to do.

Is yours affected?

Match the NDC and lot code listed under your product.

An NDC (National Drug Code) is usually printed on the drug's label.

  1. Tridacaine III Lidocaine Patch 5%

    NDC
    • 73352-835-15
    Lot code
    • L2606225A

Recall details

Posted by FDA
Recall began
Status
Open
Sold in

US

Recalled by
Trifluent Pharma LLCSan Antonio, Texas
Risk

Not yet rated by FDA

How risk is rated

FDA event number
100178
Quantity recalled
68 pouches
Recall type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
How the company first told customers
Telephone

All recalls from Trifluent Pharma LLC

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA posts a recall by adding it there.

  1. Trifluent Pharma began the recall

  2. FDA posted the recall to its Enforcement Report

  3. Added to Recall Canary

  4. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 31, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)