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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Jun 8, 2018 (8 years ago)

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

Superpotent Drug: High out of specification assay value results for potency.

Cause type: Wrong potency / content

Sub- or super-potent product, or a failed content-uniformity / assay test. You may receive too little or too much active ingredient - a direct dosing risk. All wrong potency / content recalls.

What was recalled

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 40 mg/2 mL (20 mg/mL), 1 x 2 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Ingenius Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Orlando, FL 32839-6408; Manufactured by: Ingenius Pharmaceuticals, GmbH Ticino 6917, Switzerland, NDC 50742-401-02.

Affected NDC 50742-0401-02

Compare with the code on your package — it is the most precise check available.

Drug: Irinotecan

Product details

From the FDA NDC directory, for the product code this recall names. Compare with the label on your package.

ProductStrengthForm & routeLabelerType
Irinotecan Hydrochloride
NDC 50742-0401
40 mg/2mL Injection
Intravenous
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC Rx
Recalling firm
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals Llc
NDC code
50742-401-02
Origin
FL, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-0891-2018 · 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 Irinotecan recalls

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Class II · Moderate risk

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection

CGMP Deviations: based on a Warning Letter received by the manufacturer of the recalled product for inadequate out-of specification investigations, complaint and the investigation conclusions.

Terminated Failed specification Areva Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 59923-714-02 D-0270-2021
Class II · Moderate risk

Irinotecan HCL Injection

Defective Container: Customer complaints received of a crimp defect while removing the flip-cap during use.

Terminated Packaging defect Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. NDC 0143-9583-01 D-1309-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Irinotecan HCL Injection

Defective Container: Customer complaints received of a crimp defect while removing the flip-cap during use.

Terminated Packaging defect Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. NDC 0143-9701-01 D-1308-2020

Other recalls by Ingenus Pharmaceuticals Llc

All 2018 recalls
Class III · Low risk

Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution

Defective Container: firm discovered samples stored horizontally as well as product quality complaints from customers for bottles leaking.

Terminated Packaging defect Ingenus Pharmaceuticals Llc NDC 50742-308-05 D-1058-2019