CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 26 Dec 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Nystatin Oral Suspension, USP, unit dose cups recalled by VistaPharm
VistaPharm is recalling Nystatin Oral Suspension, USP, unit dose cups, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 30 Nov 2018 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-0348-2019
- FDA event ID
- 81684
- Recalling firm
- VistaPharm, Largo, FL
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 30 Nov 2018
- FDA classified
- 7 Jan 2019
- Reported
- 26 Dec 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
Timeline
| 30 Nov 2018 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +26 days |
| 7 Jan 2019 | Classified by FDA | +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 Specifications:Out of specification for impurities.
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
NYSTATIN Oral Suspension, USP 500,000 Units/5mL, unit dose 5ml cups, packaged in a) 50 unit dose cups (10x5ml unit dose cups per tray, 5 trays per case) NDC 66689-037-50; b) 100 unit dose cups (10x5ml unit dose cups per tray, 10 trays per case) NDC 66689-037-99. Rx Only, Manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc. Largo, FL 33771
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications:Out of specification for impurities.
Which lots are affected?
Lots: a) 505300 Exp. Dec 2018; 522200 Exp. Apr 2019; 534400 Exp. Jul 2019; 539000 Exp. Aug 2019; 543400 Exp. Sep 2019; b) 523600, 522200X Exp. Apr 2019; 535500 Exp. Jul 2019; 540700 Exp. Aug 2019; 543300 Exp. Sep 2019; 550100 Exp. Oct 2019.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA 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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