The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Drugs)·D-0932-2017·Announced 2017-07-12

PharMEDium Recalls Ropivacaine Pumps Due to Labeling Errors

PharMEDium Services is recalling 147 Ropivacaine HCl IV pumps nationwide because of incorrect or missing lot and expiration dates.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class III recall, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is limited to documentation and labeling errors.

Plain-English summary

PharMEDium Services, LLC is recalling 147 units of Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 500 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL. The product is compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC in Sugar Land, TX, and is distributed nationwide.

The recall was initiated due to labeling issues, specifically incorrect or missing lot and expiration dates. The affected lots are 170270192s, 170330167s, and 170320087s, with an expiration date listed as 01/01/1900.

Healthcare providers and patients should check their inventory for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if the labeling is incorrect or missing. The FDA has classified this as a Class III recall, indicating that the labeling error is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 500 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-258-25
Affected units
147

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)

  • Lot: 170270192s Lot: 170330167s Lot: 170320087s Ex.: 01/01/1900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 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 7 products in this recall →