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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Bupivacaine HCl Inj., USP, 0.5% (5 mg/mL), 30 mL Single-dose Preservative-Free, For Nerve Block, Caudal, and Epidural Anesthesia, Not for Spinal Anesthesia, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-1162-02

D-1588-2014

September 04, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Hospira Inc.
Event
Event 69247
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
75,000 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1588-2014

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: A confirmed customer complaint reported the presence of a brown, rust-colored particle embedded at the bottom of the glass vial.

Code information: LOT 37-268-DK; Exp: 1JAN2016

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter