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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl) injection, USP, 0.25%, 30 mL single-dose vials-preservative free, packaged in 10-count vials per carton, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-1559-30.

D-1161-2014

October 18, 2013

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Hospira Inc.
Event
Event 66503
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
40,360 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1161-2014

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: Units of this lot may have visible metal particles embedded in the vial and in the solution causing the product to be discolored.

Code information: Lot 25-220-DD, Exp 1JAN2015

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter