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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

methylPREDNISolone Sodium Succinate For Injection, USP, 500 mg*/vial, Rx Only, Mfd by: HIKMA FARMACEUTICA (PORTUGAL), SA; Dist by: WEST-WARD, Eatontown, NJ 07724, NDC 0143-9850-01.

D-0801-2020

January 14, 2020

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Event
Event 84676
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
4840 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0801-2020

Official wording

Reason: Labeling: Incorrect Instructions: Vial label incorrectly instructs healthcare professional to reconstitute product with 16 mL rather than the correct volume of 8 mL of Bacteriostatic Water for Injection with Benzyl Alcohol.

Code information: Lot #: 1901113.1, Exp JUL 2021

Distribution pattern: Nationwide in the USA

Derived failure modes

  • Labeling or packaging

    reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0

    Labeling: Incorrect