The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Drugs)·D-0934-2017·Announced 2017-07-12

PharMEDium Recalls Ropivacaine HCl Injection Due to Labeling Errors

PharMEDium Services, LLC is recalling 21 pumps of Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% injection due to 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 recall as Class III, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard is limited to documentation and packaging issues.

Plain-English summary

PharMEDium Services, LLC is voluntarily recalling 21 I.V. pumps of Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 550 mL Total Volume in an AutoFuser Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection. The recall is being conducted because the product has incorrect or missing lot and/or expiration date labeling.

The affected product is identified by Lot 170310113s and an expiration date of 01/01/1900. The recall covers a nationwide distribution of the 21 units. The product is compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC in Sugar Land, TX, and carries the NDC 61553-100-13.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that use of or exposure to the violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the affected product and contact PharMEDium Services, LLC for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 550 mL Total Volume in an AutoFuser Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-100-13
Affected units
21

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)

  • Lot: 170310113s
  • Exp. 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 →