Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0277-2021
Product
Metoclopramide Injection USP, 10 mg/2 mL (5 mg/mL), 2 mL Single-Use Vial NDC 0703-4502-01), packaged in 25 x 2 mL Single-Use Vials per tray (NDC 0703-4502-04), Rx only, Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., Irvine, CA 92618.
- Brand name
- Metoclopramide
- Generic name
- Metoclopramide
- Active ingredient
- Metoclopramide Hydrochloride
- Route
- Intramuscular, Intravenous
- NDC
- 0703-4502
- FDA application
- ANDA073135
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot # 31325042B, exp. date 06/2021 31325336B, exp. date 07/2021 31326042B, exp. date 10/2021 31326137B, exp. date 11/2021 31326230B, exp. date 12/2021 31323816B, exp. date 02/2021
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: manufacturing areas for the recalled products exceeded acceptance levels for microbial recovery leading to a lack of sterility assurance for these sterile injectable products.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
- Manufacturer
- Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 400 Interpace Pkwy, N/A, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-1120
Distribution
- Quantity
- 29,357 vials
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-02-10
- FDA classified
- 2021-02-21
- Posted by FDA
- 2021-03-03
- Terminated
- 2024-05-15
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0277-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.