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Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Presence of Particulate Matter: Potential for glass delamination from the vials.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — FDA Class II: temporary or medically reversible health harm.
Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.
Who to contact: Recalling firm: American Regent, Inc.
Venofer (iron sucrose) Injection, USP 100 mg Elemental Iron per 5 mL (20 mg/mL), 5 mL Single-Dose Vials, Rx Only, For Intravenous Use Only, American Regent, Inc. Shirley, NY 11967, NDC: 0517-2340-01 (vial), NDC: 0517-2340-10 (10 x 5 mL/vial cartons), NDC: 0517-2340-25 (25 x 5 mL/vial cartons).
Nationwide in the USA
This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “American Regent, Inc. — Venofer (iron sucrose) Injection, USP 100 mg Elemental Iron per 5 mL (20 mg/mL), 5 mL Single-Dose Vials, Rx Only, For Intravenous Use Only, American Regent, Inc. Shirley, NY 11967, NDC: 0517-2340-01 (vial), NDC: 0517”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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