CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 22 Feb 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report

Piperacillin / Tazobactam (a) 4.5GM IN NS recalled

Sentara Infusion Services is recalling Piperacillin / Tazobactam (a) 4.5GM IN NS, (b)18GM IN NS 267M, (c) 27GM IN NS, (d) 3.375, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 27 Dec 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesBeyond Use Date: December 25-31, 2022
Quantity recalled78 bags

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-0315-2023
FDA event ID
91466
Recalling firm
Sentara Infusion Services, Chesapeake, VA
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
27 Dec 2022
FDA classified
15 Feb 2023
Reported
22 Feb 2023
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Telephone
Reason category
Sterility
Drug class
Antibiotics

Timeline

27 Dec 2022Recall initiated by company
15 Feb 2023Classified by FDA+50 days
22 Feb 2023Published 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 sterility assurance

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

PIPERACILLIN / TAZOBACTAM (a) 4.5GM IN NS 100 ML, (b)18GM IN NS 267M, (c) 27GM IN NS 400ML, (d) 3.375 GM IN NS 50ML, (e) 36 GM IN NS 533 ML, antibiotic, Rx only, use with a Curlin or home pump or no pump, Sentara Home Infusion Pharmacy Services, 535 Independence Pkwy, Ste 300, Chesapeake, VA 23320

Where it was distributed

Dispensed to Patients Nationwide.

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Lack of sterility assurance

Which lots are affected?

Beyond Use Date: December 25-31, 2022

Where was it sold?

Dispensed to Patients 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 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

52 other products · FDA event 91466

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Hydromorphone (a) 1MG/ML IN NS recalled by Sentara Infusion Services.

ReportedClassRecallCompanyReasonWhere
CLASS IIHydromorphone (a) 1MG/ML IN NS recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIVancomycin (a)700 MG NS, (b) 1000MG IN NS, abtibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMetronidazole 500MG, antibiotic recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIImipenem/Cilastatin 2000MG IN NS, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IITPN (a) 95GM/AA, 385/DEX, 50GM/LIP recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IITPN (a) 100GM/AA, 285GM/DEX, (b)55GM/LIP recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICefoxitin (a) 1GM IN NS,(b) 2GM IN NS, used with a home pump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIErtapenem (Invanz) 1GM NS, antibiotic, use with home pump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IILevothyroxine 25MCG IN NS Syringe, Thyroid recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IITPN 107gm/AA, 200gm/DEX, 50gm/LIP, (b) 108GM/AA, 330GM/DEX recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICefepime, (a) 2GM IN NS (b)8GM IN NS (c) 12GM IN NS recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IILevaquin 750MG IN D5W, antibiotic recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIAmpicillin 8GM IN NS, antibiotic, used with Curlin pump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMeropenem (a) 1000MG IN NS, (b) 2GM IN NS, (c) 500mg IN NS recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMethadone (a) 2.5MG IN NS Syringe, (b) 4MG IN NS Syringe, pain recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IITobramycin 660MG IN NS, antibiotic recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICefazolin (a) 12GM IN NS, (b) 2GM IN NS recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IINafcillin 24GM IN NS, antibiotic recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIHydrocortisone 9a) 2MG IN NS Syringe, 9MG IN NS Syringe, steroid recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IINalbuphine (a) 1.5MG IN NS, (b) 2.5MG IN NS, Syringe, pain recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMethylprednisolone 12MG IN NS Syringe, steroid recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIPenicillin (a) 40MU IN D5W(Continuous) recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIOndansetron 8MG IN NS, antimetic recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICefazolin 5mg/mL/Heparin/ml Syr, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIPantoprazole 30MG IN NS, Syringe, antimetic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IID5 NS, Sentara Home Infusion Pharmacy Services recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIFluconazole 200MG NS, antifungal recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICeftriaxone (a) 2GM in NS, (b) 4GM IN NS, Antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIKytril 350MCG IN NS Syringe, antimetic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS II0.9% Sodium Chloride, used as a diluent or hydration recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIVitamin K(phytonadione) 2.5mg Syringe recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIDextrose 10%, TPN recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IID5W1/2NS W/ 77MEQ OF SOD Acetate, Hydration recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMorphine Sulfate (a) 1MG/ML IN NS, (b) 5MG/ML IN NS, pain recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IILactated Ringers recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIDobutamine, (a) 1080MG IN D5W, (b) 760MG IN D5W, ionotrop recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIAmpicillin/Sulbactam 3GM IN NS, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIDaptomycin (a)360MG in NS syringe recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICaspofungin 50MG IN NS, used with a Homepump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMycamine 100MG IN NS, antifungal recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIVancomycin (a) 1.25GM IN NS, (b) 1.5GM IN NS recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IISodium Chloride 0.9 % (a) (Magnesium) (b), (c), (d), (e) recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIMilrinone (a) 104MG IN 0.45% NS,(b) 108MG IN 0.45% NS recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIGanciclovir ( Cytovene) (a)1480MG IN NS, (b) 740 MG IN NS, antiviral recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IICeftriaxone (a) 1GM IN NS, (b)4GM IN NS, (c) 8GM IN NS, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIDiphenhydramine 18mg in NS Syringe, antihistamine recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIEthanol 70% Syringe, Cathcare recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIDaptomycin (a) 400MG IN NS, (b) 550MG IN NS, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IITPN (a) 115GM/AA, 215GM/DEX, 25GM/LIP, (b)90GM/AA recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIAmpicillin 12GM IN NS 600M, used with a Curlin pump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIAmikacin 450MG IN NS, Antibiotic, used in a Homepump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
CLASS IIIntralipid 18gm, Tpn recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide

More recalls from Sentara Infusion Services

All 53
ReportedClassRecallCompanyReasonWhere
DrugCLASS IIIntralipid 18gm, Tpn recalled by Sentara Infusion ServicesSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
DrugCLASS IIAmikacin 450MG IN NS, Antibiotic, used in a Homepump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
DrugCLASS IIAmpicillin 12GM IN NS 600M, used with a Curlin pump recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
DrugCLASS IITPN (a) 115GM/AA, 215GM/DEX, 25GM/LIP, (b)90GM/AA recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide
DrugCLASS IIDaptomycin (a) 400MG IN NS, (b) 550MG IN NS, antibiotic recalledSentara Infusion ServicesSterilityNationwide