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Food & drug recall · FDAOctober 18, 2023Highest risk

Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — ELCYS (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg/10mL (50 mg/mL), 10x10 mL Single Dose Sterile Vials, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Rx Only

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 riskFDA 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

ELCYS (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg/10mL (50 mg/mL), 10x10 mL Single Dose Sterile Vials, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645, (Vial: NDC 51754-1007-1; Carton: 51754-1007-3).

Details

Units affected
38,200 vials
Recall date
October 18, 2023
Brand
Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
Model, lot or SKU numbers
Lot # 10000798, Expiration Date 03/31/2025
Where it was distributed

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 — ELCYS (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg/10mL (50 mg/mL), 10x10 mL Single Dose Sterile Vials, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoi

Read it on FDA

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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