The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0452-2018·Announced 2018-02-28

Pharmedium Recalls Ketamine HCl Injection Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Pharmedium Services, LLC is recalling all lots of Ketamine HCl Injection because of a lack of sterility assurance. The recall covers all strengths, doses, and packaging distributed nationwide.

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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. According to the rubric, an FDA Class II recall involving a significant risk such as lack of sterility assurance (which implies potential for serious injury or infection) corresponds to a severity score of 4 (Severe), especially given the structural nature of the defect in a sterile injectable drug.

Plain-English summary

Pharmedium Services, LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots of Ketamine HCl Injection in all strengths, doses, and packaging. The recall is being conducted due to a lack of sterility assurance for the product.

The affected product is distributed nationwide in the United States. The recall includes all lots remaining within their expiration dates. No specific lot numbers or quantities are listed in the source text.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return or dispose of the medication.

The recalled product

Product
Ketamine HCl Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

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 (1)

  • All lots remaining within expiry.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 42 recalled by Pharmedium Services, LLC under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 42 products in this recall →