FDA recall D-0071-2017

Product

methadone HCl, 2.5 mg per 0.5 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 0.5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use Only, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6134.

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-0071-2017