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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Magnesium Sulfate Inj., USP 50%, 10 g/20 mL (0.5 g/mL), (4 mEq Magnesium/mL, 20 mL Single-dose vial, packaged in 25 vials per box, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-2168-02, barcode (01) 2 030409 216802 5.

D-1137-2016

March 23, 2016

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Hospira Inc.
Event
Event 73855
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class I
Quantity
88,500 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1137-2016

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaint for the presence of particulate matter.

Code information: Lot #: 50-343-DK*, Exp 01FEB2017; note that the lot number may be followed by numbers from 01 to 99.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter