Reported Aug 8, 2012 · Terminated

Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 100 mg PE per 2 mL (50 mg PE per mL), 2 mL Single Dose Vial, packaged in 25-count x…

West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp.

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: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp. · 465 Industrial Way W · Eatontown, NJ · 07724-2209

Is this the product you have?

  • Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 100 mg PE per 2 mL (50 mg PE per mL), 2 mL Single Dose Vial, packaged in 25-count x 2 mL Single Dose Vials per carton, Rx only, Mfd
  • ByHikma Farmaceutica (Portugal), S.A.; Dist
  • ByWest-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA under the labels a) NOVAPLUS (NDC 0143-9704-25), b) West-Ward (NDC 0143-9788-25)
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #s: a) 113153.1
    • 113154.1
    • 113155.1
    • Exp 05/13
    • 113248.1
    • Exp 07/13
    • b) 103196.1
    • 103197.1
    • 103197.2
    • 103198.1
    • Exp 07/12
    • 103317.1
    • 103318.1
    • 103319.1
    • 103345.1
    • 103345.2
    • Exp 11/12
    • 103346.1
    • 103347.1
    • 103348.1
    • 103349.1
    • 103350.1
    • Exp 12/12
    • 113030.1
    • 113031.1
    • 113032.1
    • 113033.1
    • 113034.1
    • 113035.1
    • 113036.1
    • Exp 01/13
    • 113245.1
    • 113246.1
    • 113247.1
    • Exp 07/13
Amount recalled
a) 308,275 vials; b) 2,008,850 vials

This recall covers 2 products

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

Why it was recalled

Presence of Particulate Matter: This product is being recalled due to the discovery of particles in the stability samples and retain samples.

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 Jan 16, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:31 PM UTC

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