FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class ID-481-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to the drug will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, 100 mL MINI-BAG Plus Container, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, USA, 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 #: P317891, P317842, Exp 05/15

Why it was recalled

Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaints received for the presence of blue plastic, identified as fragments of the frangible from the vial adapter.

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
542,080 container bags
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-12-04
FDA classified
2015-04-08
Posted by FDA
2015-04-15
Terminated
2017-04-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-481-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.