Class II · Moderate risk
HydrALAZINE Hydrochloride
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications
HydrALAZINE HCl Injection
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Cause type: Stability / shelf life
The product degraded or failed stability testing before its labeled expiry. Heat, moisture or time can break the drug down into degradants or reduce potency. All stability / shelf life recalls.
What was recalled
HydrALAZINE HCl Injection, USP, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL Single Dose vials, For Intramuscular or Intravenous Use, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. ALL NDCs
Drug: Hydralazine
- Recalling firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0809-2023 · 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.
Other Hydralazine recalls
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Class II · Moderate risk
HydrALAZINE Hydrochloride
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications
Class III · Low risk
Hydralazine HCl Tablets
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; during routine stability testing for impurities.
Class II · Moderate risk
HydrALAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets
an out of specification result obtained during routine stability testing for Impurities. There is a remote possibility that use of this product could cause a medically reversible or transient adverse health consequences.
Class III · Low risk
HydrALAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification (OOS) result in the repackaged product for Related Compounds (Impurities) at the 6-month time point.
Other recalls by Akorn, Inc.
All 2023 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Injection USP
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Class II · Moderate risk
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
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