neostigmine methylsulfate 5 mg/5 mL Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Stability Date Doesn't Support Expiry: labeling error indicating a beyond use date that exceeds current stability data.
Cause type: Stability / shelf life
The product degraded or failed stability testing before its labeled expiry. Heat, moisture or time can break the drug down into degradants or reduce potency. All stability / shelf life recalls.
Neostigmine Methylsulfate (single dose syringe) 1 mg per mL 5 mg per 5 mL Injectable Hospital/Office Use Only Compounded by: Premier Pharmacy Labs., Inc. 8265 Commercial Way Weeki Wachee, FL 34613, NDC# 69623-234-15
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Drug: Neostigmine
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.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
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