FDA recall D-0732-2023

Product

heparin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 5,000 units/500 mL* (10 units/mL), 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., Ste 100, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 71285-7023-1.

Reason for recall

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: after an FDA inspection called into question the sterility of the products intended to be sterile.

Distribution

Nationwide in the USA.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2023-04-28

Report date

2023-05-31

Termination date

2025-06-22

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Allentown, PA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0732-2023