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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated May 1, 2012 (14 years ago)

Midazolam HCl Injection

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

Why it was recalled

Short Fill: These products are being recalled because there is potential that vials with low fill volume were released into distribution.

Cause type: Failed specification

A physical or chemical test other than potency, dissolution, impurity or stability failed - pH, viscosity, appearance, tablet integrity, fill volume. A product outside its own specification may not perform as designed, even if the active ingredient is present. All failed specification recalls.

What was recalled

Midazolam HCl Injection, 5 mg/mL, 1 mL single use vials, packaged in 10 x 1 mL single use vials per pack, Rx only, Manufactured by: Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., Bedford, OH 44146; Manufactured for: Bedford Laboratories, Bedford, OH 44146, NDC 55390-138-01; UPC 3 55390-138-01 8.

Affected NDC 55390-0138-01

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Drug: Midazolam

Recalling firm
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc
NDC code
55390-138-01
Origin
OH, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-1376-2012 · 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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