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Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), a) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-5) and b) 25x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC
Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
What’s wrong
Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — FDA Class I: reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
What to do
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
The product
8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), a) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-5) and b) 25x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-4), For Intravenous Use Only, RX Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645; ALSO LABELED 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), c) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials, (Vial NDC 72572-740-01; Carton NDC 72572-740-20), Rx Only, Mfd for: Civica, Inc., Lehi, Utah, 84043, Mfd by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Details
- Units affected
- 355,220 vials
- Recall date
- October 18, 2023
- Brand
- Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
Nationwide
The official notice
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 — 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), a) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-5) and b) 25x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton 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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