CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 2 Aug 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
ceFAZolin added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled by SCA Pharmaceuticals
SCA Pharmaceuticals is recalling ceFAZolin added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Approximate Volume Single Dose Container, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 14 Jul 2017 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-1001-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77777
- Recalling firm
- SCA Pharmaceuticals, Little Rock, AR
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 14 Jul 2017
- FDA classified
- 25 Jul 2017
- Reported
- 2 Aug 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 14 Jul 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 25 Jul 2017 | Classified by FDA | +11 days |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Product made with recalled 0.9% sodium chloride bags which have the potential to leak.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
ceFAZolin 3 g added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Approximate Volume 115 mL Single Dose Container bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, Little Rock, AR 72205 (877) 550-5059; NDC: 70004-0524-32.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Product made with recalled 0.9% sodium chloride bags which have the potential to leak.
Which lots are affected?
Lot: 20170707@26, BUD: 8/21/2017
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA
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
5 other products · FDA event 77777This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Diltiazem 125 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mg per mL recalled.
| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS II | Diltiazem 125 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mg per mL recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide | |
| CLASS II | fentaNYL (as citrate) 10 mcg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide | |
| CLASS II | Magnesium Sulfate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide | |
| CLASS II | morphine sulfate 1 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide | |
| CLASS II | PHENYLephrine HCl 10 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |
More recalls from SCA Pharmaceuticals
All 166| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS II | fentaNYL 200 mcg/, Bupivacaine HCl recalled by SCA Pharmaceuticals | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | fentaNYL 2,500 mcg/ Injection (Concentration = 50 mcg/mL) recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | PHENYLephrine HCl 500 mcg/ in 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | SUCcinylcholine Chloride 200 mg/ Injection recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | PHENYLephrine HCl 500 mcg/ in 0.9% Sodium Chloride recalled | SCA Pharmaceuticals | Sterility | Nationwide |