Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0861-2016
Product
0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, MINI-BAG Plus Container, 100 mL VIAFLEX Single Dose Container bags, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Product Code 2B0043, NDC 0338-0553-18.
- Brand name
- Sodium Chloride
- Generic name
- Sodium Chloride
- Active ingredient
- Sodium Chloride
- Route
- Intravenous
- NDC
- 0338-0553
- FDA application
- NDA020178
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: P337857, Exp 07/31/16
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: potential for leaking containers which lacks the assurance of sterility.
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
- 282,080 bags
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-01-21
- FDA classified
- 2016-05-23
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-06-01
- Terminated
- 2018-02-26
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0861-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.