Reported Nov 2, 2022 · Terminated

8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) 50 mL Single Dose Vials, packaged in cartons of 20…

Exela Pharma Sciences LLC

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC · 1245 Blowing Rock Blvd · Lenoir, NC · 28645-3618

Is this the product you have?

  • 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) 50 mL Single Dose Vials, packaged in cartons of 20 vials, Rx only
  • Manufactured and Distributed byExela Pharma Sciences, LLC Lenoir, NC 28645. Carton NDC 51754-5001-5, vial NDC 51754-5001-1
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # : P0001370
    • P0001371
    • P0001372
    • Exp. 10/2023
    • P0001433
    • P0001434 Exp. 11/2023
    • P0001443
    • P0001468
    • P0001469
    • P0001470
    • P0001495
    • P0001505
    • P0001506
    • P0001509
    • P0001510
    • P0001511
    • P0001512 Exp. 12/2023
    • P0001560
    • P0001561
    • P0001562
    • P0001564
    • P0001566
    • P0001567
    • P0001568 Exp. 01/2024
    • P0001571
    • P0001572
    • P0001573
    • P0001574
    • P0001578
    • P0001579
    • P0001580
    • P0001583
    • P0001586
    • P0001587
    • P0001588
    • P0001593
    • P0001594
    • P0001610
    • P0001618
    • P0001619
    • P0001654 Exp. 02/2024
    • P0001644
    • P0001645
    • P0001646
    • P0001662
    • P0001664 Exp. 03/2024
    • P0001730 Exp. 05/2024
Amount recalled
2,123,040 vials

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Defective Container: Complaints received of vial breakage and glass flying when pressurized while preparing the product for administration

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Oct 10, 2025 · Data as of Sep 19, 8:05 PM UTC

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