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vancomycin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 1.75 g/500 mL* (3.5 mg/mL), 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Phar... — FDA record D-0736-2023

Reported terminated

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Apr 28, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

What the record says

Product: vancomycin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 1.75 g/500 mL* (3.5 mg/mL), 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., Ste 100, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 71285-7060-1.
Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: after an FDA inspection called into question the sterility of the products intended to be sterile.
Classification: Class II
Recalling firm: Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.
Quantity: 8252 bags
Agency-reported status: Terminated
Source record identifier: D-0736-2023

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Lot and product identifiers

Label field	Details supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicability	Lot # 37-884152, 37-884158, Exp 05/03/2023; 37-885300, 37-885302, 37-885307, Exp 05/08/2023; 37-887418, 37-887431, 37-887432, Exp 05/16/2023; 37-888850, 37-888852, 37-888853, Exp 05/22/2023; 37-889188, Exp 05/23/2023; 37-890892, 37-890894, 37-890897, Exp 05/30/2023; 37-891232, Exp 05/31/2023; 37-892014, 37-892017, Exp 06/05/2023; 37-894411, 37-894412, 37-894414, Exp 06/13/2023; 37-894659, Exp 06/14/2023; 37-896078, 37-896089, 37-896097, Exp 06/20/2023; 37-897369, Exp 06/26/2023

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Lot, code or applicability

Lot # 37-884152, 37-884158, Exp 05/03/2023; 37-885300, 37-885302, 37-885307, Exp 05/08/2023; 37-887418, 37-887431, 37-887432, Exp 05/16/2023; 37-888850, 37-888852, 37-888853, Exp 05/22/2023; 37-889188, Exp 05/23/2023; 37-890892, 37-890894, 37-890897, Exp 05/30/2023; 37-891232, Exp 05/31/2023; 37-892014, 37-892017, Exp 06/05/2023; 37-894411, 37-894412, 37-894414, Exp 06/13/2023; 37-894659, Exp 06/14/2023; 37-896078, 37-896089, 37-896097, Exp 06/20/2023; 37-897369, Exp 06/26/2023

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Distribution

Nationwide in the USA.

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Dates in the source

Report date: May 31, 2023
Recall initiation date: Apr 28, 2023
Center classification date: May 19, 2023
Termination date: Jun 22, 2025

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