Class II · Moderate risk
Cefuroxime 4mg /0.4 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Cefuroxime Sodium 10 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; all compounded products within expiry produced using recalled filters
Cause type: Sterility / contamination
A product that must be sterile could not be assured sterile, or was contaminated. A top reason for injectables, eye drops and IV products - loss of sterility assurance can lead to serious infections. All sterility / contamination recalls.
What was recalled
Cefuroxime Sodium 10 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (Injection) 1 mL Total Volume in a 2 mL Vial (Preservative Free), Compounded by Leiter's Compounding, San Jose, CA --- NDC 70360-007-35
Affected NDC
70360-0007-35
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Drug: Cefuroxime
- Recalling firm
- Leiter's Compounding
- NDC code
- 70360-007-35
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0012-2017 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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