Prescription drug

Where is Iodine made?

5 companies sell it under their own name and 1 repackager rebottle it. Their labels name 4 factories in France, the United States and Canada.

France 2United States 1Canada 1
France: 2United States: 1Canada: 1

Companies and their factories

Company on the labelFactoryWhereLast FDA inspection
Guerbet LLC Lipiodol480 mg per 1 mL · NDC 67684-1901 Astrea MontsMakes it and packages it Monts, FranceSerious problems, FDA actionOct 2022
Jubilant HollisterStier General PartnershipMakes it and packages it Kirkland, CanadaSerious problems, FDA actionNov 2025
SimafexMakes the active ingredient Marans, FranceProblems found, fixed voluntarilyJan 2025
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Betadine5 mg per 1 mL · NDC 0065-0411 Woodstock Sterile Solutions, Inc.Makes it Woodstock, IL, United StatesNo problems foundOct 2022
Wings Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd.2.5 g per 100 mL · NDC 70148-001 Wings Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd.Makes it Location not on fileNot inspected on record
Gordon Laboratories0.4 g per 1 g · NDC 10481-0111The label doesn't name the factory. Plants this company names for other drugs
Purtex Inc1 g per 5 g · NDC 70804-005The label doesn't name the factory. Plants this company names for other drugs

Repackaged by

These companies buy Iodine in bulk and rebottle it, often for mail-order, clinic or hospital pharmacies. If your bottle shows one of these names, open its NDC to see who made the pills inside.

Recalls

Class I recalls are the most serious; Class III the least. A recall covers specific lots, listed on each recall.