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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Mar 5, 2015 (12 years ago)

5% DEXTROSE Injection (Dextrose Monohydrate)

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

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: there is a potential for solution to leak at the administrative port of the primary container.

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

5% DEXTROSE Injection, USP, 250 mL ADD-Vantage Unit bag (NDC 0409-7100-02), UPC (01)0030404097100026; packaged in 24 bags per case pack (NDC 0409-7100-02), UPC (01)30304097100027(30)01, Rx ONLY, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045.

Affected NDC 0409-7100-02

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Product details

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ProductStrengthForm & routeLabelerType
Dextrose
dextrose monohydrate
NDC 00409-7100
50 mg/mL Injection, Solution
Intravenous
Hospira, Inc. Rx
Recalling firm
Hospira Inc.
NDC code
0409-7100-02
Origin
IL, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-0417-2015 · 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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