CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 27 Jul 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
0.0625% Bupivacaine HCl (Preservative Free) recalled
Pharmedium Services is recalling 0.0625% Bupivacaine HCl (Preservative Free) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, a) Hospira LifeCare, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 5 May 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1362-2016
- FDA event ID
- 74057
- Recalling firm
- Pharmedium Services, Lake Forest, IL
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 5 May 2016
- FDA classified
- 16 Jul 2016
- Reported
- 27 Jul 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Particulate Matter
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 5 May 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Classified by FDA | +72 days |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +11 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Presence of Particulate Matter: API contaminated with glass particulate was used to produce sterile injectable drugs.
Product as listed by the FDA
0.0625% Bupivacaine HCl (Preservative Free) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, a) 250 mL Hospira LifeCare Bag (NDC 61553-197-50), b) 250 mL Hospira LifeCare Bag (NDC 61553-197-50), c) 150 mL Baxter Intravia Bag (NDC 61553-189-48), d) 250 mL Baxter VIAFLEX Bag ( NDC 61553-197-02), e) 250 mL White Smiths Medical Cassette (NDC 615530-933-11) f) 250 mL Yellow Smiths Medical Cassette (NDC 61553-190-50), Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Memphis, TN 36141 ;
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Particulate Matter: API contaminated with glass particulate was used to produce sterile injectable drugs.
Which lots are affected?
Service Code 2H8197 , Lot Number 160730048M , Exp. Date 6/12/2016 ; Service Code 2H8197 , Lot Number 160840111M , Exp. Date 6/22/2016 ; Service Code 2H8197 , Lot Number 160870066M , Exp. Date 6/25/2016 ; Service Code 2H8197 , Lot Number 160880208M , Exp. Date 6/27/2016 ; Service Code 2H8197 , Lot Number 160910038M , Exp. Date 6/29/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160730049M , Exp. Date 6/11/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160810152M , Exp. Date 6/20/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160820330M , Exp. Date 6/21/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160940135M , Exp. Date 7/3/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160960178M , Exp. Date 7/5/2016 ; Service Code 2K8189 , Lot Number 160970201M , Exp. Date 7/6/2016 ; Service Code 2K8197 , Lot Number 160660178M , Exp. Date 6/5/2016 ; Service Code 2K8197 , Lot Number 160670161M , Exp. Date 6/6/2016 ; Service Code 2K8197 , Lot Number 160730253M , Exp. Date 6/12/2016 ; Lot # 160770186M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160810189M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160840050M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160890231M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160910228M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160560020M; Exp. 05/16 Lot # 160610020C; Exp. 05/16 Lot # 160630014C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160660007C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160670052C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160680067C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160740037C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160740038C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160810067C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160840174M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160880157M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 169000103M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160600222M; Exp. 05/16 Lot # 160740168M; Exp. 05/16 Lot # 160810051C ;Exp. 05/16 Lot # 160830031C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160880019C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160880175M; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160950002C; Exp. 06/16 Lot # 160960172M; Exp. 07/16 Lot # 160950133M; Exp. 07/16
Where was it sold?
Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
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