Drug product
Epoprostenol Sodium for Injection, 1.5 mg/vial (1,500,000 ng), 10 mL vial, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-1995-01.
D-0280-2021
Product summary
- Event
- Event 87298
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 12,609 vials
- Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0280-2021
Official wording
Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: manufacturing areas for the recalled products exceeded acceptance levels for microbial recovery leading to a lack of sterility assurance for these sterile injectable products.
Code information: Lot # 31326456B, exp. date 02/28/2021
Distribution pattern: Product was distributed nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.
Derived failure modes
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Sterility assurance
Lack of Assurance of Sterility