Baptist Health Recalls Vancomycin Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy is recalling Vancomycin IV bags in Arkansas due to a lack of sterility assurance.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (sterility failure) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy and Infusion Services is recalling Vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bags intended for IV use. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of sterility assurance for the product.
The affected product was distributed in Arkansas. The recall covers all product remaining within its expiry date.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR
- Category
- Drug — IV Infusion
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1
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 product remaining within expiry
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 38 recalled by Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy and Infusion Services 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 38 products in this recall →Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy and Infusion Services
See all →- HighBaptist Health Recalls Milrinone IV Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2016-06-08
- SevereBaptist Health Pharmacy Recalls 1/2 Normal Saline Bags for Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2016-06-08
- HighBaptist Health Recalls Deferoxamine Cassettes Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2016-06-08
- SevereBaptist Health Recalls Vancomycin IV Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2016-06-08
- HighBaptist Health Recalls Four Bags of Piperacillin-Tazobactam Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2016-06-08
Same hazard · sterility failure
See all →- SevereAvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Eye Drops Recalled for Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2026-09-30
- SevereAvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Eye Drops Recalled for Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2026-09-30
- SevereROHTO DIGI-EYE Eye Drops Recalled Over Sterility Assurance Gap
FDA (Drugs) · 2026-07-29
- HighROHTO DRY-AID Eye Drops Recalled Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2026-07-29
- SevereOne-Piece Introducer Tray kits recalled for sterility failure
FDA (Devices) · 2026-07-22
Similar recalls
- SevereLincare Recalls Vancomycin IV Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2015-07-08
- SevereLincare Recalls Vancomycin HCl Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2015-07-08
- SevereVancomycin IV Bags Recalled Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance
FDA (Drugs) · 2019-05-01
- SevereLincare Recalls Vancomycin Bags Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2015-07-08
- HighVancomycin IV Bags Recalled Over Sterility Assurance Concerns Nationwide
FDA (Drugs) · 2023-08-09
- SevereBanner Health Recalls Vancomycin Bags Due to Sterility Concerns
FDA (Drugs) · 2017-11-01