Class II · Moderate risk
vecuronium
Lack of assurance of sterility: Lack of validation data for sanitization cycles
Vecuronium 1mg/mL in Sterile Water
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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
Vecuronium 1mg/mL in Sterile Water ,10 mL BD syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0972-72
Affected NDC
45183-0972-72
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Drug: Vecuronium
- Recalling firm
- Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- NDC code
- 45183-0972-72
- Origin
- IN, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1340-2016 · 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 Vecuronium recalls
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Class II · Moderate risk
Vecuronium Bromide for Injection
cGMP deviations: Temperature abuse
Class II · Moderate risk
Vecuronium Bromide for Injection 10 mg
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Vecuronium Bromide for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: manufacturing areas for the recalled products exceeded acceptance levels for microbial recovery leading to a lack of sterility assurance for these sterile injectable products.
Class I · High risk
Vecuronium Bromide for Injection 20 mg* *1mg/mL when reconstituted to 20 mL Lyophilized
Presence of Particulate Matter: Foreign matter identified as glass detected in Vecuronium Bromide for Injection.
Other recalls by Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Midazolam HCl 1mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride
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Class II · Moderate risk
Rocuronium 10mg/ml 10ml fill in a 10ml BD syringe
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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