CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 24 Mar 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Phenylephrine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg per mL per Single-Dose recalled
Sagent Pharmaceuticals is recalling Phenylephrine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg per mL per Single-Dose, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 11 Mar 2021 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-0305-2021
- FDA event ID
- 87492
- Recalling firm
- Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL
- Manufacturer
- Sagent Pharmaceuticals
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 11 Mar 2021
- FDA classified
- 17 Mar 2021
- Reported
- 24 Mar 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Drug class
- Cold & Cough Medicine
Timeline
| 11 Mar 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Classified by FDA | +6 days |
| 24 Mar 2021 | 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
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: customer complaints of loose crimped vial overseals which may result in a non-sterile product.
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
Phenylephrine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg per mL, 1 mL per Single-Dose Vial packaged in 25 x 1 mL Single-Dose Vials per carton, For Intravenous Use, Rx only, Mfd. for: SAGENT Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 60195; Made in India, NDC: 25021-315-01.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: customer complaints of loose crimped vial overseals which may result in a non-sterile product.
Which lots are affected?
Lots: PHT8IB2, PHT9IB2, exp 08/2022; PHT1JB2, exp 09/2022
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 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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