Class II · Moderate risk
ePHEDrine in 0.9% sodium chloride
Lack of assurance of sterility:
ePHEDrine Sulfate 5 mg per mL 25 mg per 5 mL
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Firm is recalling 46 lots of various products because of a lack of sterility assurance.
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
ePHEDrine Sulfate 5 mg per mL 25 mg per 5 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 5 mL BD Syringe, For IV Use, Rx Only, PharMEDium 913 N. Davis Ave. Cleveland, MS 98732 NDC 71030-003-02
Affected NDC
71030-0003-02
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Drug: Ephedrine
- Recalling firm
- PharMEDium Services, LLC
- NDC code
- 71030-003-02
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1090-2020 · 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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