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Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification results for arsenic in the impurities tested.
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: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), For Intravenous Use Only, 10 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645 USA, NDC 51754-5012-1 (vial); 51754-5012-4 (carton)
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: “Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), For Intravenous Use Only, 10 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645 USA, NDC”
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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