Reported May 25, 2016 · Ongoing

Magnesium Sulfate Inj., USP 50%, 10 g/20 mL (0.5 g/mL), (4 mEq Magnesium/mL, 20 mL Single-dose vial, packaged in 25…

Hospira Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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

Is this the product you have?

    • Magnesium Sulfate Inj
    • USP 50%
    • 10 g/20 mL (0.5 g/mL)
    • (4 mEq Magnesium/mL
    • 20 mL Single-dose vial
    • packaged in 25 vials per box
    • Rx Only
    • Hospira
    • Inc
    • Lake Forest
    • IL 60045
    • NDC 0409-2168-02
    • barcode (01) 2 030409 216802 5
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot #: 42-335-DK, Exp 1JUN2016; 48-128-DK, 48-129-DK, 48-261-DK, 48-262-DK, 48-351-DK, Exp 1DEC2016; 52-361-DK, Exp 1APR2017; note that the lot number may be followed by numbers from 01 to 99.
Amount recalled
715,200 vials

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Failed pH Specifications: Confirmed high out of specification (OOS) results for pH.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 4:59 PM UTC

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