The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0949-2018·Announced 2018-07-25

Avella Recalls Hydromorphone Syringes Due to Sterility Concerns

Avella of Deer Valley is recalling 480 single-dose hydromorphone syringes due to potential bag leakage and lack of sterility assurance.

What this means for you

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 involves a risk-of-harm product (sterility failure in an injectable drug) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. is recalling 480 single-dose syringes of Hydromorphone 1 mg/mL (NDC 42852-222-63). The recall is due to a lack of assurance of sterility, specifically caused by potential leakage of the bags.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 3/15/18 0954 22263M with a beyond-use date of 6/13/2018. The product was distributed nationwide in the USA.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected syringes and contact the manufacturer or their supplier for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
HYDROmorphone 1 mg/mL (HYDROmorphone HCL (USP) 30 mg, 0.9% Sodium Chloride (USP) QS 30 mL) Volume: 30mL. Single dose syringe. Avella of Houston, 9265 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX. NDC 42852-222-63
Affected units
480

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 #: 3/15/18 0954 22263M
  • BUD 6/13/2018.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 38 recalled by Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 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 →