Pantoprazole Sodium in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
CGMP Deviations
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
CGMP Deviations; The impacted product and lot number was inadvertently placed into saleable inventory, which does not comply with approved procedures.
Cause type: cGMP deviation
Departures from current Good Manufacturing Practice found in production or during FDA inspection. A broad quality-system cause: the batch was made under conditions that fall short of FDA manufacturing standards. All cgmp deviation recalls.
Pantoprazole sodium for Injection 40 mg*/vial, Single-dose Vial, Rx only, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Mfd. for Methapharm, Inc. Coral Springs, FL, 33065, NDC 67850-150-10 (carton), NDC 67850-150-00 (vial).
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Drug: Pantoprazole Category: Heartburn & Stomach Medication
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 completed, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
CGMP Deviations
Discoloration: Firm received five (5) complaints stating that, "Tablets discolored darker than normal and have lighter-colored spots."
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Powder discoloration due to small crack in some vials.
CGMP Deviations: Discoloration
Lack of sterility assurance
CGMP Deviations: Inadequate line clearance which may result in a potential comingling of product.
cGMP Deviations
Incorrect Product Formulation: product contains Active Ingredient Glandula Suprarenalis Suis 8X instead of Glandula Suprarenalis Bovine 8X (as stated on the product label).
CGMP Deviations: Recall due to the absence of USP CGMP compendial requirements.
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