Reported Feb 11, 2015 · Terminated

1% LIDOCAINE HCl Injection, USP, Preservative-Free, 10 mg/mL, 30 mL Single-dose vials, packaged in 25-count cartons, Rx…

Hospira Inc.

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: Hospira Inc. · 375 N Field Dr · Lake Forest, IL · 60045-2513

Is this the product you have?

  • 1% LIDOCAINE HCl Injection, USP, Preservative-Free, 10 mg/mL, 30 mL Single-dose vials, packaged in 25-count cartons, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-4279-02.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot number
    • 31-427-DK
    • Exp 01JUL2015
Amount recalled
120,900 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

Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaint that orange and black particulates, identified as iron oxide, were found embedded within the glass vial and floating in solution.

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 Nov 7, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:56 PM UTC

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