Hydromorphone recalls
The FDA has published 18 recalls involving Hydromorphone since 2012. The latest was reported on 7 Jun 2023. Most were for sterility. Nephron Sterile Compounding Center has the most recalls in this group. Recalls usually affect specific lots, not every bottle on the market. Check the lot number on each recall page before acting.
Total recalls 18 since 2012
Last 12 months 0 reported
Class I 4 22% of total
Ongoing 1 latest 7 Jun 2023
Recalls per month, last 24 months click a bar for that month Severity split
4 22%14 78%0 0%
Why hydromorphone is recalled
Ongoing hydromorphone recalls 1 active
All hydromorphone recalls, newest first 18 total Reported Class Recall Company Reason Where 7 Jun 2023 Drug CLASS II Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 50mg/ (10 mg/mL) recalled Akorn Sterility Nationwide 27 Jul 2022 Drug CLASS II HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/ 2 mg/mL) syringes recalled Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 27 Jul 2022 Drug CLASS II HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 50 mg/ (1 mg/mL) syringes recalled Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 27 Jul 2022 Drug CLASS II HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP 30 mg/ (1 mg/mL) syringe recalled Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 27 Jul 2022 Drug CLASS II HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 6 mg/ 2 mg/mL) syringes recalled Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 8 Jun 2022 Drug CLASS II Hydromorphone HCl Injection, USP, 50 mg recalled Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 8 Jun 2022 Drug CLASS II Hydromorphone HCl Injection recalled by Nephron Sterile Compounding Nephron Sterile Compounding Center Sterility Nationwide 22 Apr 2020 Drug CLASS II Hydromorphone Oral 1 mg/mL Solution, Rx recalled The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Other FL 21 Mar 2018 Drug CLASS I Hydromorphone, Hydrochloride, Injection, USP CII, 10 mg/mL recalled Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Pfizer Foreign Material Nationwide 21 Mar 2018 Drug CLASS I Hydromorphone, Hydrochloride, Injection, USP CII, 10 mg/mL recalled Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Pfizer Foreign Material Nationwide
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Should you stop taking Hydromorphone?
Not on your own. Most recalls affect specific lots from one manufacturer, and stopping a prescription suddenly can be riskier than the defect. Check your lot number and NDC against the recall, then call the pharmacy that dispensed it for a replacement.