Recalls / Class II
Class IID-1241-2015
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
- 31077DK, 31078DK, 31338DK, 31339DK, 31340DK, EXP 01JUL2015; 32068DK, 32069DK, EXP 01AUG2915; 33270DK, EXP 01SEP2015; 34084DK, 34085DK, 34161DK, 34162DK, 34298DK, 34299DK, 34300DK, EXP 01OCT2015; 35011DK, 35081DK, 35082DK, 35116DK, EXP 01NOV2015; 38139DK, 38140DK, 36144DK, EXP 01FEB2016; 39256DK, 39257DK, EXP 01MAR2016; 42210DK, 42227DK, EXP01JUN2016; 43017DK, 43116DK, 43117DK, 43292DK, 43293DK, EXP 01JUL2016; 45034DK, 45035DK, 45118DK, 45120DK, EXP 01SEP2016; 46310DK, 46311DK, EXP 01OCT2016 AND NOVAPLUS LOTS 32106DK, 32220DK, 32221DK, EXP 01AUG2015; 33235DK, 33236DK, EXP 01SEP2015; 34163DK, 34164DK, EXP 01OCT2015; 39263DK, 39264DK, EXP 01MAR2016
Why it was recalled
Crystallization; identified as calcium salt of Ketorolac
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Hospira Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 600 N Field Dr, N/A, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-4835
Distribution
- Quantity
- 12,460,975 vials(Hospira label); 3,016,500 vials (NOVAPLUS label)
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide, Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada and Singapore
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-06-30
- FDA classified
- 2015-07-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-07-22
- Status
- Ongoing
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1241-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.