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Drug product

HEPARIN Sodium Inj., USP, 5,000 USP Heparin Units per 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, NOT FOR LOCK FLUSH, 1,000 USP Heparin Units per mL, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2K1925.

D-0048-2017

July 17, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Event
Event 73925
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
240 syringes
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0048-2017

Official wording

Reason: Stability Data Does Not Support Expiry: potential loss of potency in drugs packaged and stored in syringes.

Code information: Lot Numbers: 15147130S, 15180094S, Exp between 07/15/15-10/12/15

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    loss of potency