Reported Aug 8, 2012 · Terminated

Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 500 mg PE per 10 mL (50 mg PE per mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial, packaged in 10-count…

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, 500 mg PE per 10 mL (50 mg PE per mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial, packaged in 10-count x 10 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 0143-9703-10), b) West-Ward (NDC 0143-9782-10)
Lot codes and dates
  • 66 of 66 codes

    • Lot #s: a) 112161.1
    • 112162.1
    • 112163.1
    • Exp 05/13
    • b) 102165.2
    • 102167.1
    • Exp 05/12
    • 102190.1
    • 102191.1
    • 102191.2
    • 102192.1
    • 102213.1
    • Exp 07/12
    • 102240.1
    • 102241.1
    • 10227.1
    • 102272.1
    • 102272.2
    • 102273.1
    • 102274.1
    • 102275.1
    • Exp 09/12
    • 102319.1
    • 102320.1
    • 102321.1
    • 102322.1
    • 102323.1
    • 102324.1
    • 102325.1
    • Exp 11/12
    • 102342.1
    • 102343.1
    • 102344.1
    • 102345.1
    • Exp 12/12
    • 112019.1
    • 112020.1
    • 112021.1
    • 112022.1
    • 112023.1
    • Exp 01/13
    • 112156.1
    • 112157.1
    • 112158.1
    • 112159.1
    • 112160.1
    • Exp 05/13
    • 112164.1
    • Exp 06/13
    • 112203.1
    • 112204.1
    • 112205.1
    • 112206.1
    • Exp 07/13
    • 112262.1
    • 112263.1
    • Exp 09/13
    • 112301.1
    • 112302.1
    • 112303.1
Amount recalled
a) 74,960 vials; b) 911,070 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, 7:49 PM UTC

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