Status
Terminated
Drug Enforcement D-1679-2012
The affected lots of Carboplatin Injection, Cytarabine Injection, Methotrexate Injection, USP, and Paclitaxel Injection are beig recalled due to visible particles embedded in the glass located at the neck of the vial. There may be the potential for product to come into contact with the embedded particles and the particles may become dislodged into the solution.
Classification
Class II
Report Date
September 26, 2012
Termination Date
December 15, 2016
Product Information
- Product description
- Carboplatin Injection, 10 mg/mL, 45 mL Multi-Dose Vial, Rx only, antineoplastic/cytotoxic agent; Manufactured for Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, Product of Australia, NDC 61703-339-50 (Hospira label), NDC 61703-360-50 (Novoplus label)
- Product quantity
- 30,582 vials
- Reason for recall
- The affected lots of Carboplatin Injection, Cytarabine Injection, Methotrexate Injection, USP, and Paclitaxel Injection are beig recalled due to visible particles embedded in the glass located at the neck of the vial. There may be the potential for product to come into contact with the embedded particles and the particles may become dislodged into the solution.
- Recall initiation reason
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- Initial firm notification
- Letter
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide, including Puerto Rico and Guam. Product was also distributed internationally to Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and Vietnam
Location & Firm
- Recalling firm
- Hospira Inc.
- Address
-
275 N Field Dr
United States - Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Status date
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Codes & Dates
- Recall number
- D-1679-2012
- Event ID
- 62459
- Recall initiation date
- June 27, 2012
- Center classification date
- September 19, 2012
- Code info
- lot numbers Y061711AA, exp FEB 2013 and Y061711AB, exp FEB 2013 rest of world lots being recalled: list M1685A001, lots numbers Y151686AB, exp MAY 2013 and Y131686AA, exp MAR 2013; list M1723A001, lot number Y121686AF, exp SEP 2013; list M1686ADE1, lot numbers Y121686AA, exp SEP 2013 and Y151686AC, exp NOV 2013; list M1686AFR1, lot numbers Y121686AG, exp SEP 2013 and Y131686AB, exp SEP 2013; list M1714A001, lot number Y121686AC, exp SEP 2013; list M1686ANO3, lot number Y121686AE, exp SEP 2013; list M1686ASE2, lot number Y121686AB, exp SEP 2013
- More code info
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