FDA recall D-0050-2017

Product

HYDROmorphone HCl, 0.2 mg per mL, (0.4 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3162.

Reason for recall

Stability Data Does Not Support Expiry: potential loss of potency in drugs packaged and stored in syringes.

Distribution

Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2015-07-17

Report date

2016-10-19

Termination date

2017-06-23

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Lake Forest, IL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0050-2017