Class II · Moderate risk
Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injectable Solution
cGMP deviations.
Phenylephrine HCI Injection
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: a recent FDA inspection at the manufacturing firm raised concerns that product sterility may be compromised.
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
Phenylephrine HCI Injection, USP, 10mg/mL, packaged in a) 5 mL Vial, 50 mg/5 mL (NDC 66758-016-03), 25 x 5 mL Vials per carton (NDC 66758-016-04) and b) 10 mL Vials, 100 mg/10 mL (NDC 66758-017-01), Rx only, Manufactured for: Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Affected NDCs
66758-0016-03
66758-0016-04
66758-0017-01
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Drug: Phenylephrine
- Recalling firm
- Sandoz Inc
- NDC code
- 66758-016-03
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1514-2016 · 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.
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