Class III · Low risk
Hydromorphone HCL PF
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date
HYDROmorphone HCL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of assurance of sterility: Product bags leaking at seam.
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
HYDROmorphone HCL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 0.2 mg per ml, Total Volume 100mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total HYDROmorphone Dose 20 mg per 100 mL) Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0300-55
Affected NDC
70004-0300-55
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Drug: Hydromorphone
- Recalling firm
- SCA Pharmaceuticals
- NDC code
- 70004-0300-55
- Origin
- AR, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0875-2017 · 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 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 SCA Pharmaceuticals
All 2017 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
VANCOMYCIN 1.25 g added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
SUCcinylcholine Chloride 100 mg/5mL Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
SUCcinylcholine Chloride 200 mg/10mL Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Sodium Citrate 4% 3 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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