Class I · High risk
Infant 25% DEXTROSE Injection
Presence of Particulate Matter: human hair found within an internal sample syringe.
LACTATED RINGER'S and 5% DEXTROSE Injection USP
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Non-Sterility: Confirmed customer complaint of particulate matter floating within the solution of the primary container, consistent with mold.
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
LACTATED RINGER'S and 5% DEXTROSE Injection USP, 1000 mL, flexible containers, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 600045, NDC 0409-7929-09
Affected NDC
0409-7929-09
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- Recalling firm
- Hospira Inc.
- NDC code
- 0409-7929-09
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0392-2015 · FDA notice
Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week. 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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