FDA recall D-0096-2017

Product

Marcaine 0.25% (bupivacaine HCl) injection, USP, 125 mg/50 mL (2.5 mg/mL), 50 mL Multiple-Dose Vial, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-1587-50.

Reason for recall

Lack of Assurance of Sterility and Subpotent Drug: defect in glass vial prevented stopper from forming a seal allowing water to ingress and dilute the product causing it to be less than the labeled potency.

Distribution

Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2016-09-16

Report date

2016-10-19

Termination date

2019-07-31

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Lake Forest, IL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0096-2017