Class II · Moderate risk
Linezolid Injection 600 mg per 300 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; confirmed customer report of a leaking bags and mold found between the outer bag and the overwrap
Linezolid Injection
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to potential for leaking bags.
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
Linezolid Injection, 600 mg/300 mL Single use container bags (NDC 0703-9060-31), packaged in 10 x 300 mL Single Use Container bags per Box Pack (NDC 0703-9060-33), Rx only, Manufactured In Hungary By: Teva Pharmaceutical Works Ltd., Hungary, H-2100 Godollo, Tancsics M. ut 82 Hungary; Manufactured For: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454
Affected NDCs
0703-9060-31
0703-9060-33
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Drug: Linezolid
- Recalling firm
- Teva North America
- NDC code
- 0703-9060-31
- Origin
- PA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0868-2016 · 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.
Other Linezolid recalls
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Class I · High risk
Linezolid Injection 600 mg/300 mL
Presence of Particulate Matter; white particulate matter identified as mold was found in one bag
Class II · Moderate risk
Linezolid Injection 600 mg/300 mL Rx Only
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of sterility assurance.
Class II · Moderate risk
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