The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0358-2025·Announced 2025-04-16

Haloperidol Decanoate Injection Recalled Due to Sterility Concerns

Somerset Therapeutics is recalling Haloperidol Decanoate Injection (100 mg/mL, 1 mL vials) due to lack of assurance of sterility caused by bacterial contamination detected in media fill testing.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall with a serious potential hazard: lack of sterility assurance in an intramuscular injection raises risk of infection and serious adverse health consequences, meeting the rubric criterion for Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited is recalling Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 100 mg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vials, due to lack of assurance of sterility. The issue was identified through media fill testing, which detected bacterial contamination in the manufacturing process.

The recalled product includes 240 vials with lot number A240482D and expiration date 08/2026, distributed nationwide in the United States. This is a prescription injectable medication manufactured for Somerset Therapeutics, LLC in Somerset, NJ.

Patients currently using this medication should consult their healthcare provider or pharmacist regarding continued use. Healthcare providers and pharmacies should stop dispensing the affected lot and contact patients who may have received this product.

The recalled product

Product
HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE (HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE)
Brand
HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE
Manufacturer
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
Hazard
  • lack-of-sterility
  • bacterial-contamination

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • A240482D
  • exp. date 08/2026

UPCs (5)

  • 0370069382011
  • 0370069383018
  • 0370069031018
  • 0370069030011
  • 0370069384015

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.