FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0293-2015

Product

Famotidine Injection 20 mg, Rx Only, GALAXY Single Dose Container, Code 2G3424, Sterile Nonpyrogenic, 50 mL Iso-osmotic, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, USA, NDC 0338-5197-41.

Brand name
Famotidine
Generic name
Famotidine
Active ingredient
Famotidine
Route
Intravenous
NDC
0338-5197
FDA application
ANDA075591
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: NC082768, Exp 12/23/2014

Why it was recalled

Presence of Particulate Matter: Baxter Healthcare Corporation has received a complaint reporting the presence of particulate matter identified as plastic/rubber in famotidine Injection premixed containers.

Recalling firm

Firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Manufacturer
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1 Baxter Pkwy, N/A, Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4625

Distribution

Quantity
19,152 Containers
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-04-24
FDA classified
2014-12-10
Posted by FDA
2014-12-17
Terminated
2015-06-16
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0293-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.

Class II recall: Famotidine · FDA Drug Recalls