Class I · High risk
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength-The overwrap label may incorrectly identify the product as POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj. 10 mEq instead of POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj. 20 mEq
National Drug Code
Is NDC 0990-7074-26 recalled?
Potassium Chloride · 24 POUCH in 1 CASE (0990-7074-26) / 1 BAG in 1 POUCH / 100 mL in 1 BAG
Recall announced for this product
announced by the firm and posted by FDA; not yet in FDA’s classified recall data
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0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL
· Otsuka ICU Medical LLC ·
Reason Product mix-up where 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP overwrap may contain 10 mEq Potassium Chloride Injection
Yes — this exact package was recalled
2 FDA recalls name the code 0990-7074-26 directly. A recall still applies to particular lot numbers — compare the lot on your package with the FDA notice below, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping a prescribed medication.
2 of these recalls are still ongoing.
- Active ingredient
- Potassium Chloride
- Strength
- POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 10 meq/100mL
- Form
- Injection, Solution · Intravenous
- Labeler
- ICU Medical Inc.
- Type
- Human Prescription Drug
- Product code
- 0990-7074
Recalls naming this package
Class I · High risk
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength. Overwrap labeled as Potassium Chloride Inj 10 mEq may contain flexible containers of Potassium Chloride Inj 20 mEq
Where to find this code. The NDC is printed on the pharmacy label and on the manufacturer's carton, usually as three groups of digits after “NDC”. The last group is the package size — two bottles of the same medicine can differ only in that group, and a recall may cover one but not the other.
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