FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0467-2017

Product

Methadone Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate, USP 5 mg/5 mL C-II, 500 mL, 6 bottles per case, Rx only, Manufactured by VistaPharm, Largo, FL 33771, NDC No. 66689-711-16.

Affected lot / code info
Lot No. 388700 (Exp. 01/17)

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: Purified water used to manufacture the drug products may have been contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia.

Recalling firm

Firm
VistaPharm, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
7265 Ulmerton Rd, N/A, Largo, Florida 33771-4809

Distribution

Quantity
3,354 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-01-18
FDA classified
2017-02-02
Posted by FDA
2017-02-08
Terminated
2021-08-26
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0467-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.