The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Drugs)·D-1268-2022·Announced 2022-07-27

Morphine Sulfate Injection Recalled Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Nephron Sterile Compounding Center LLC is recalling morphine sulfate injection syringes due to lack of assurance of sterility. The recall affects 4,620 pre-filled syringes distributed nationwide.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a potential sterility defect in an injectable medication, which poses a high risk of harm. No illnesses or hospitalizations are reported in the source text, so the hazard remains theoretical, capping the score at 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP (1 mg/mL), manufactured by Nephron Sterile Compounding Center LLC, is being recalled due to lack of assurance of sterility. The recall affects 4,620 pre-filled syringes (lot MS2010A, expiration 8/26/2022) that were distributed nationwide.

Non-sterile injectable products can pose serious health risks. Consumers should not use syringes from this lot and should consult their healthcare provider or pharmacist for guidance on obtaining replacement medication.

The recalled product

Product
Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP, 1 mg/mL syringe, packaged in 5 x 1 mL Pre-Filled Syringes per carton, 6 x 5 Syringe Carton per case, Rx Only, Nephron 503B outsourcing facility, 4500 12th St. Extension, West Columbia, SC 29172, NDC: 69374-979-01
Affected units
4,620

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot: MS2010A
  • Exp. 8/26/2022

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 37 recalled by Nephron Sterile Compounding Center 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 37 products in this recall →

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