Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0482-2015
Product
KETOROLAC Tromethamine Inj., USP, 30 mg (30 mg/mL), 1 mL Fill, Single-dose Vials, I.V/I.M. USE, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 --- NDC 0409-3795-01 --- Also labeled under NOVAPLUS label NDC 0409-3795-49
- Brand name
- Ketorolac Tromethamine
- Generic name
- Ketorolac Tromethamine
- Active ingredient
- Ketorolac Tromethamine
- Route
- Intramuscular, Intravenous
- NDCs
- 0409-3793, 0409-3795, 0409-3796
- FDA application
- ANDA074802
- Affected lot / code info
- NDC 0409-3795-01, Lot number: 25-047-DK, 25-048-DK, Exp 1JAN2015; Lot number 26-151-DK, Exp. Date:1FEB2015; Lot number: 28-059-DK, 28-071-DK, 28-072-DK, 28-479-DK, 28-480-DK, Exp. Date:1APR2015; Lot number: 29-556-DK, 29-557-DK, Exp. Date:1MAY2015; Lot number: 35-232-DK, 35-233-DK, 35-234-DK, 35-501-DK, Exp. Date:1NOV2015; Lot number: 36-341-DK, 36-342-DK, 36-343-DK, 36-353-DK, 36-429-DK, 36-430-DK, Exp. Date:1DEC2015; Lot number: 37-141-DK, 37-142-DK, 37-144-DK, 37-145-DK, 37-353-DK, Exp. Date:1JAN2016; Lot number: 38-141-DK, 38-143-DK, Exp. Date:1FEB2016; Lot number: 39-014-DK, 39-104-DK, Exp. Date:1MAR2016; Lot number: 40-301-DK, 40-536-DK, 40-537-DK, 40-544-DK, 40-548-DK, Exp. Date:1APR2016; Lot number: 41-078-DK, Exp. Date:1MAY2016; Lot number: 42-207-DK, 42-253-DK, Exp. Date:1JUN2016; Lot number: 45-358-DK, 45-359-DK, Exp. Date:1SEP2016; Lot number: 46-043-DK, 46-044-DK, 46-047-DK, Exp. Date:1OCT2016 AND NOVAPLUS LABEL NDC 0409-3795-49, Lot number: 27-101-DK, Exp. Date:1MAR2015; Lot number: 35-229-DK, Exp. Date:1NOV2015; Lot number: 36-217-DK, 36-218-DK, Exp. Date:1DEC2015 and Lot number: 40-534-DK, Exp. Date:1APR2016
Why it was recalled
Crystallization
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Hospira Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 275 N Field Dr, N/A, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2579
Distribution
- Quantity
- HOSPIRA = 13,720,475 vials, NOVAPLUS = 1,528,500 vials
- Distribution pattern
- U.S. Nationwide and International: Guam and Singapore.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-01-23
- FDA classified
- 2015-04-08
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-04-15
- Terminated
- 2016-02-04
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0482-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.