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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-0854-2016

March 23, 2016

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Hospira Inc.
Event
Event 73681
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class III
Quantity
715,200 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0854-2016

Official wording

Reason: Failed pH Specifications: Confirmed high out of specification (OOS) results for pH.

Code information: Lot #: 42-335-DK, Exp 1JUN2016; 48-128-DK, 48-129-DK, 48-261-DK, 48-262-DK, 48-351-DK, Exp 1DEC2016; 52-361-DK, Exp 1APR2017; note that the lot number may be followed by numbers from 01 to 99.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Trinidad & Tobago

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    out of specification