CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 8 Oct 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report
Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl) injection recalled by Hospira
Hospira is recalling Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl) injection, USP, 0.5%, Preservative-Free (150 mg) Single-dose, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 17 Jun 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
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-0002-2015
- FDA event ID
- 68579
- Recalling firm
- Hospira, Lake Forest, IL
- Brand
- Marcaine
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc.
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 17 Jun 2014
- FDA classified
- 1 Oct 2014
- Reported
- 8 Oct 2014
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Particulate Matter
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 17 Jun 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Classified by FDA | +106 days |
| 8 Oct 2014 | Published in enforcement report | +7 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: Confirmed customer complaint of discolored solution with visible metal particles embedded in the glass vial and visible in the solution.
Product as listed by the FDA
Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl) injection, USP, 0.5%, Preservative-Free, 30 mL (150 mg) Single-dose Vial, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 NDC 0409-1560-29
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaint of discolored solution with visible metal particles embedded in the glass vial and visible in the solution.
Which lots are affected?
Lot # 33-545-DD, Exp. 09/15
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 I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
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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