The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1704-2019·Announced 2019-08-14

RXQ Compounding Recalls Sodium Bicarbonate Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

RXQ Compounding LLC is recalling Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Injection due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The product is distributed nationwide.

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 lack of assurance of sterility in an injectable product, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death if contaminated.

Plain-English summary

RXQ Compounding LLC is recalling Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% (1 mEq/mL) Injection Solution (PFV), 50 mL per vial, NDC 70731-0957-50. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of assurance of sterility in the product.

The affected product is distributed nationwide in the United States. The recall covers all lots within their expiration dates. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions. No specific illness or injury reports are mentioned in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
SODIUM BICARBONATE 8.4% (1 MEQ/ML) INJ SOLN (PFV), 50 ML PER VIAL, RXQ Compounding, 340 West State Street, Unit 9, Athens, OH 45701. NDC: 70731-0957-50

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 lots within expiry

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 86 recalled by RXQ Compounding 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 86 products in this recall →