FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-688-2013

Product

Folic Acid Injection, USP, 5 mg/mL, For IM, IV or SC Use, 10 mL, Multiple Dose Vial, Rx only, APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Schaumburg, IL 60173, NDC 63323-184-11

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: 6103883, Exp 10/2013

Why it was recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specification

Recalling firm

Firm
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
3 Corporate Dr, N/A, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047-8930

Distribution

Quantity
80,480 vials
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-05-21
FDA classified
2013-07-08
Posted by FDA
2013-07-17
Terminated
2015-05-11
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-688-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.