Class I · High risk
Oxytocin 30 Units/500 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride for intravenous use
Subpotent Drug: Testing revealed there was no oxytocin in the IV bag.
Oxytocin 30 Units in 500mL Sodium Chloride 0.9% Bags
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm expanded the recall to other injectable products due to lack of assurance of sterility from poor aseptic practices observed at the firm.
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
Oxytocin 30 Units in 500mL Sodium Chloride 0.9% Bags, Not for Dispensing, For Hospital Administration Only, Rx Formulations, 5949 East University Drive, Mesa, AZ 85205
Drug: Oxytocin
- Recalling firm
- Zions RX Formulations Services LLC dba RX Formuations Serv.
- Origin
- AZ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1216-2014 · 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 II · Moderate risk
Oxytocin for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Oxytocin 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP
cGMP violations
Class III · Low risk
Oxytocin synthetic
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified
Class II · Moderate risk
oxyTOCIN
Lack of Assurance of Sterility:Lack of validation data for sanitization cycles
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Class II · Moderate risk
Vitamin B-12 injections
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm expanded the recall to other injectable products due to lack of assurance of sterility from poor aseptic practices observed at the firm.
Class II · Moderate risk
Bupivacaine 3%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm expanded the recall to other injectable products due to lack of assurance of sterility from poor aseptic practices observed at the firm.
Class II · Moderate risk
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm expanded the recall to other injectable products due to lack of assurance of sterility from poor aseptic practices observed at the firm.
Class II · Moderate risk
Potassium Phosphates 4.4mEq/3mM/mL Vials
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The firm expanded the recall to other injectable products due to lack of assurance of sterility from poor aseptic practices observed at the firm.
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