FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1428-2015

Product

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% in 100 mL total volume in a 100 mL Yellow Cassette Res. Flowstop in Sodium Chloride 0.9%, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 6100 Global Drive, Memphis, TN 38141, NDC 61553-834-48

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: 151900249M, Exp 09/09/15

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm received a complaint of a sterility failure using a non-validated sterility test on a medication cassette.

Recalling firm

Firm
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
150 N Field Dr Ste 350, N/A, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2506

Distribution

Quantity
120 cassettes
Distribution pattern
VA, IL, PA, ID

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-07-21
FDA classified
2015-09-10
Posted by FDA
2015-09-16
Terminated
2015-09-11
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1428-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.