neostigmine methylsulfate 5 mg/5 mL Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Most common reason: Sterility / contamination (19 of these recalls)
Recalls are matched by product description. A recall usually affects specific lots, not every package of Neostigmine. “Active” means an FDA recall is still ongoing; “closed” means it was terminated or completed. Checked against openFDA on Oct 10, 2026.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of assurance of sterility. Validation data for decontamination cycles is lacking.
CGMP Deviations: Potential for cross contamination due to product carry over.
CGMP Deviations: Potential for cross-contamination due to product carryover during manufacturing.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; potential for a defective syringe cap, resulting in a non-integral unit
Labelling: Missing label.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection found insufficient environmental controls, potential cross contamination and lack of product specific process validations that can result in a lack of sterility assurance.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength: syringes of Neostigmine Methylsulfate 1 mg per mL, 5 mg per 5 mL may be incorrectly labeled as Neostigmine Methylsulfate 1 mg per mL, 3 mg per 3 mL.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength: syringes of Neostigmine Methylsulfate 1 mg per mL, 5 mg per 5 mL may be incorrectly labeled as Neostigmine Methylsulfate 1 mg per mL, 3 mg per 3 mL.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility:Microbial contamination was detected during routine testing of subsequent unreleased product lots due to interaction between the product syringe and tamper evident container closure, which may result in the potential introduction of microorganisms into the products.
Lack of sterility assurance.
Lack of sterility assurance: Microbial growth detected during a routine simulation of the manufacturing process. No batches of distributed product have been identified as actually containing microorganisms.
Stability Date Doesn't Support Expiry: labeling error indicating a beyond use date that exceeds current stability data.
Lack of Sterility Assurance.
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Products may contain synthetic latex and/or natural latex.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility - the firm is recalling select sterile drug products.
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