FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0426-2015

Product

5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 1000mL in VIAFLEX Plastic Container, Rx only, Manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corp., North Cove, North Carolina Facility Highway 221 North, Marion, NC 28752 for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015. NDC 0338-0017-04

Brand name
Dextrose
Generic name
Dextrose Monohydrate
Active ingredient
Dextrose Monohydrate
Route
Intravenous
NDCs
0338-0017, 0338-0023
FDA application
NDA016673
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: C926899, Exp 7/31/2015

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility. Complaints were receive of missing closures and/or leaks which may compromise product sterility.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Quantity
48,874
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-03-18
FDA classified
2015-03-25
Posted by FDA
2015-04-01
Terminated
2016-02-24
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0426-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.