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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Dec 7, 2020 (6 years ago)

Sodium Chloride Injection

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

Failed pH Specifications: Out of Specification pH Test Results were found in Sodium Chloride Injection USP 0.9% 2ml vial.

Cause type: Failed specification

A physical or chemical test other than potency, dissolution, impurity or stability failed - pH, viscosity, appearance, tablet integrity, fill volume. A product outside its own specification may not perform as designed, even if the active ingredient is present. All failed specification recalls.

What was recalled

Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 0.9%, 0.308 mOsmol/ml, 2mL Single Dose Vial, Rx Only, Mfd. by. West-ward Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA, Vial NDC 0641-0497-17

Affected NDC 0641-0497-17

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Product details

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ProductStrengthForm & routeLabelerType
Sodium Chloride
NDC 00641-0497
9 mg/mL Injection
Intramuscular|intravenous|subcutaneous
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Rx
Recalling firm
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
NDC code
0641-0497-17
Origin
NJ, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-0169-2021 · 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.

Other recalls by Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

All 2020 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk

Ramipril Capsules USP

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: OOS result obtained for a process impurity, dicyclohexylurea (DCU).

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Alendronate Sodium Oral Solution

This recall is being conducted due to out of specification assay results in a limited number of bottles that were stored on side.

Ongoing Wrong potency / content Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA INC NDC 0054-0282-59 D-0526-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Lorazepam Injection

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: An out-of-Specification for total related compounds

Ongoing Impurity / degradation Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. NDC 0641-6044-25 D-0551-2025
Class I · High risk

Acetaminophen Injection

Labeling: Label Mix-up: a bag of Dexmedetomidine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection was found inside an overwrap labeled Acetaminophen Injection 1,000 mg per 100 mL (10 mg/mL)

Ongoing Labeling / mix-up Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. NDC 0143-9386-01 D-0635-2024

Other failed specification recalls from 2020

All failed specification recalls
Class II · Moderate risk

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection

CGMP Deviations: based on a Warning Letter received by the manufacturer of the recalled product for inadequate out-of specification investigations, complaint and the investigation conclusions.

Terminated Failed specification Areva Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 59923-714-02 D-0270-2021