Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0032-2017
Product
Fentanyl Citrate 16.67 mcg per mL and Bupivacaine HCl 0.1667% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Dose 25.005 mcg/1.5 mL Fentanyl Citrate, Content Volume 1.5 mL in 3 mL BD Syringe, Intended for Epidural Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6228.
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot Numbers: 151000045M, 15127040M, 15133026M, 15141029M, 151930078M, 15132103M, Exp between 07/15/15-10/12/15
Why it was recalled
Stability Data Does Not Support Expiry: potential loss of potency in drugs packaged and stored in syringes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Pharmedium Services, LLC
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 150 N Field Dr Ste 350, N/A, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2506
Distribution
- Quantity
- 210 syringes
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-07-17
- FDA classified
- 2016-10-12
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-10-19
- Terminated
- 2017-06-23
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0032-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.