Liberty Drug Recalls Dexamethasone Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns
Liberty Drug & Surgical is recalling 22 vials of Dexamethasone 24 mg/mL Injectable due to process deficiencies that could have compromised sterility.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of serious injury (infection) due to compromised sterility in an injectable product, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Liberty Drug & Surgical is recalling 22 vials of Dexamethasone 24 mg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only. The recall was initiated because process deficiencies were observed in the sterile ophthalmic and injectable products, which could have compromised the sterility of the product.
The affected product was distributed to physicians, medical facilities, and prescription-specific patients in New Jersey and New York. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the structured product information.
Patients and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dexamethasone 24 mg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.
- Manufacturer
- Liberty Drug & Surgical
- Category
- Drug — Injectable Sterile
- Affected units
- 22
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 (6)
- Lot #: 05012015@1
- Exp 06/15/15
- 06022015@14
- Exp 07/17/15
- 06112015@10
- Exp 07/26/15
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 25 recalled by Liberty Drug & Surgical 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.
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