CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 1 Oct 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection, CIII recalled by Hospira
Hospira is recalling Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection, CIII, 0.3 mg base/mL , 10 Carpuject Sterile, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 9 Sep 2014 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-1604-2014
- FDA event ID
- 69163
- Recalling firm
- Hospira, Lake Forest, IL
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc.
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 9 Sep 2014
- FDA classified
- 19 Sep 2014
- Reported
- 1 Oct 2014
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- N/A
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 9 Sep 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Classified by FDA | +10 days |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specification: Out of Specification results for pseudobuprenorphine impurity at the 9-month stability time point.
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection, CIII, 0.3 mg base/mL ,1 mL, 10 Carpuject Sterile Cartridge Units with Luer Lock, Slim-Paks, F Intramuscular or Intravenous Use, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-2012-32
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specification: Out of Specification results for pseudobuprenorphine impurity at the 9-month stability time point.
Which lots are affected?
Lot Number: 35-730-LL, 35-745-LL, Exp: 1 FEB 2015
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.
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