Reported Aug 22, 2012 · Terminated

Carboplatin Injection, 10 mg/mL, a) 5 mL multi-dose vials (NDC 61703-339-18) (NDC 61703-360-18, NOVAPLUS), b) 45 mL…

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?

  • Carboplatin Injection, 10 mg/mL, a) 5 mL multi-dose vials (NDC 61703-339-18) (NDC 61703-360-18, NOVAPLUS), b) 45 mL multi-dose vials (NDC 61703-339-50) (NDC 61703-360-50 NOVAPLUS), Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, Product of Australia
Lot codes and dates

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1lot number Y031654AB, expiration APR2013; NDC 61703-360-18 (Novoplus label)
2lot number Y031654AA, expiration APR2013; 45 mL vial - NDC 61703-339-50 (Hospira label)
3lot numbers Y041711AA, expiration DEC 2012 and Y061711AB, expiration FEB 2013; NDC 61703-360-50 (Novoplus label)
4lot number Y061711AA, expiration FEB 2013
Amount recalled
77,542 vials

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Failed PH specification: The lots of Carboplatin Injection were manufactured from Carboplatin API lots which trended out of specification low 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

Notice updated Jul 24, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:46 PM UTC

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