FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0744-2022

Product

PHENOBARBITAL Sodium Injection, USP, 130 mg/mL, packaged as a) 25 x 1 mL Vials per box (NDC 42494-416-25) and b) 3 x 1mL Vials per box (NDC 42494-416-03), Rx only, Manufactured for Cameron Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Brand name
Phenobarbital Sodium
Generic name
Phenobarbital Sodium
Active ingredient
Phenobarbital Sodium
Route
Intramuscular
NDCs
42494-415, 42494-416
Affected lot / code info
Lot # a) 20VPSI011, Exp. 4/30/2022; 20VPSI014, Exp. 5/31/2022; 20VPSI020, 20VPSI022, 20VPSI023, Exp. 7/31/2022; 21VPSI007, Exp. 3/31/2023; 21VPSI013, Exp. 5/31/2023; 21VPSI027, Exp. 6/30/2023; 21VPSI039, Exp. 8/31/2023; 21VPSI042, Exp. 10/31/2023; 21VPSI049, Exp. 11/30/2023; 21VPSI052, Exp. 12/31/2023; 22VPSI005, Exp. 7/31/2024; 22VPSI007, Exp. 8/31/2024; Lots: b) 22VPSI007, Exp. 8/31/2024; 20VPSI009, Exp. 3/31/2022; 20VPSI020, Exp. 7/31/2022; 21VPSI039, Exp. 8/31/2023; 22VPSI005, Exp. 7/31/2024.

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) that call into question the sterility of products intended to be sterile.

Recalling firm

Firm
Vitae Enim Vitae Scientific, Inc.
Manufacturer
Cameron Pharmaceuticals
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
3030 Bunker Hill St Ste 203, San Diego, California 92109-5754

Distribution

Quantity
a) 18,531 boxes; b) 4,492 boxes
Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the U.S.A

Timeline

Recall initiated
2022-03-14
FDA classified
2022-04-05
Posted by FDA
2022-04-13
Terminated
2024-08-15
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0744-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.