CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 20 Apr 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 50 mg/mL vial recalled
Fresenius Kabi USA is recalling Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 50 mg/mL vial, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 7 Apr 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
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-0818-2016
- FDA event ID
- 73652
- Recalling firm
- Fresenius Kabi USA, Lake Zurich, IL
- Manufacturer
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 7 Apr 2016
- FDA classified
- 11 Apr 2016
- Reported
- 20 Apr 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 7 Apr 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Classified by FDA | +4 days |
| 20 Apr 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +9 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 Specifications: Firm is recalling product due to an impurity out-of-specification result.
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
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, Rx Only. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-469-01.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Firm is recalling product due to an impurity out-of-specification result.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #: 6111080, Exp. 01/2017
Where was it sold?
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
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 III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
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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| Drug | CLASS II | Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 50mg/mL* Single-Dose Vial recalledHaloperidol Decanoate | Amerisource Health Services | Sterility | Nationwide |
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| Drug | CLASS II | Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 100 mg/mL*, mL Single-Dose Vial recalledHaloperidol Decanoate | Amerisource Health Services | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | Haloperidol Decanoate Injection 100mg/mL Single-Dose Vial recalledHaloperidol Decanoate | Somerset Therapeutics Private | Sterility | Nationwide |
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