Class III · Low risk
Hydromorphone HCL PF
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date
Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 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
Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 50mg/5mL (10 mg/mL) packaged in a) 1 mL ampules, b) 5 mL ampules, c) 50 mL vials, Rx Only, Sterile, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. ALL NDCs
Drug: Hydromorphone
- Recalling firm
- Akorn, Inc.
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0811-2023 · 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 Hydromorphone recalls
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Class III · Low risk
HYDROmorphone Hydrochloride 50mg/50mL
Superpotent Drug: Assay/potency result for hydromorphone HCl in the compounded stability lot was higher than specification..
Class II · Moderate risk
HYDROmorphone HCl 30 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
HYDROmorphone HCl 30 mg/30mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
HYDROmorphone HCl 25 mg/25 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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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