Class I · High risk
Oxytocin 30 Units/500 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride for intravenous use
Subpotent Drug: Testing revealed there was no oxytocin in the IV bag.
OxyTOCIN in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Solution
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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
OxyTOCIN in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Solution (PF), 30 Units / 500 mL (0.06 Units / mL) Single Dose IV Bag, Rx Only, KRS Global Biotechnology 791 Park of Commerce Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33487. NDC 3321676819
Affected NDC
33216-7681-09
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Drug: Oxytocin
- Recalling firm
- KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc
- Origin
- FL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0083-2020 · 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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