The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0460-2018·Announced 2018-02-28

Pharmedium Recalls Labetalol HCl Infusions Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Pharmedium Services, LLC is recalling Labetalol HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride infusions nationwide due to a lack of sterility assurance.

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 and involves a lack of sterility assurance in an injectable medication, which poses a risk of serious infection or adverse health consequences, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Pharmedium Services, LLC is voluntarily recalling Labetalol HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, doses, and packaging. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of sterility assurance for the product.

The affected products are distributed nationwide in the United States. The recall includes all lots of the medication that remain within their expiration dates.

Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the recalled Labetalol HCl infusions and contact their healthcare provider for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Labetalol HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 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 →