Class II · Moderate risk Ongoing
Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride for Oral Solution
Reason Presence of Foreign Substance: presence of particles and white flakes in the reconstituted bottles.
Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Presence of Particulate Matter: A hair was found stuck to the stopper of inside a single vial. The hair came in contact with the reconstituted drug product.
What was recalled
Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 10 grams, Pharmacy Bulk Package - Not For Direct Infusion, For Intravenous Use, packaged in 100 mL glass vial, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-6510-01
- Recalling firm
- Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
- NDC code
- 0409-6510-01
- Origin
- IL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0638-2017
What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.
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