Class II · Moderate risk
Unisom
CGMP Deviations; detection of Nitrosamine Drug Substance-Related Impurities (NDSRI), N-nitroso-desmethyl-diphenhydramine (n-dph), above the FDA Recommended Intake Limit
diphenhydrAMINE 50 mg added to 0.9% sodium chloride 50 mL in 100 mL Partial Additive Bag
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: after an FDA inspection called into question the sterility of the products intended to be sterile.
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
diphenhydrAMINE 50 mg added to 0.9% sodium chloride 50 mL in 100 mL Partial Additive Bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., Ste 100, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 71285-7090-1.
Affected NDC
71285-7090-01
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Drug: Diphenhydramine Category: Allergy & Cold Medication
- Recalling firm
- Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.
- NDC code
- 71285-7090-1
- Origin
- PA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0738-2023 · 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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Class II · Moderate risk
Unisom
CGMP Deviations: Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Issue impurity above the daily acceptable intake limit defined by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Tablets/Capsules imprinted with wrong ID.
Class III · Low risk
Diphenhydramine HCl 25 mg
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Tablets/Capsules imprinted with wrong ID.
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