Reported Apr 12, 2017 · Terminated

Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 10 grams, Pharmacy Bulk Package - Not For Direct Infusion, For Intravenous…

Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company

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., A Pfizer Company · 275 N Field Dr · Lake Forest, IL · 60045-2579

Is this the product you have?

  • 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
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # 591053A
    • Exp 11/1/2017
Amount recalled
30,880 vials

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

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.

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 Apr 26, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:31 PM UTC

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