Reported Nov 23, 2016 · Terminated

L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.5 g/10 mL (50 mg/mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial (NDC 66758-004-01), packaged in…

Sandoz Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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: Sandoz Inc · 100 College Rd W · Princeton, NJ · 08540-6604

Is this the product you have?

  • L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.5 g/10 mL (50 mg/mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial (NDC 66758-004-01), packaged in 10 x 10mL Vials per carton (NDC 66758-004-02), Rx only
  • Manufactured forSandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 2081915
    • 2082015
    • 2082115
    • 2082815
    • 2083115
    • Exp 08/17
    • 2090115
    • Exp 09/17
Amount recalled
18,751 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

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: a recent FDA inspection at the manufacturing firm raised concerns that the product sterility may be compromised.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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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 17, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:49 PM UTC

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