CLASS I ONGOING Drug recall · Reported 19 Mar 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Potassium Chloride Inj., 10 mEq total recalled by ICU Medical
ICU Medical is recalling Potassium Chloride Inj., 10 mEq total in, 100 mEq/L flexible container, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 13 Feb 2025 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-0268-2025
- FDA event ID
- 96250
- Recalling firm
- ICU Medical, Lake Forest, IL
- Brand
- Potassium Chloride
- Manufacturer
- ICU Medical Inc.
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 13 Feb 2025
- FDA classified
- 10 Mar 2025
- Reported
- 19 Mar 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Classified by FDA | +25 days |
| 19 Mar 2025 | 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
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength. Overwrap labeled as Potassium Chloride Inj 10 mEq may contain flexible containers of Potassium Chloride Inj 20 mEq
Product as listed by the FDA
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj., 10 mEq total in 100 mL, 100 mEq/L flexible container, Rx Only, ICU Medical, Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045, USA, NDC# 0990-7074-26; Bar Code (01)00309907074269
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength. Overwrap labeled as Potassium Chloride Inj 10 mEq may contain flexible containers of Potassium Chloride Inj 20 mEq
Which lots are affected?
Lot 1023172, Exp Date: 31 January 2026
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA
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.
Other products in this recall event
1 other product · FDA event 96250| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS I | Potassium Chloride Inj., 20 mEq total in flexible container recalledPotassium Chloride | ICU Medical | Labeling Errors | Nationwide |
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Other Potassium Chloride recalls
All 23| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS I | Potassium Chloride Inj., 20 mEq total in Flexible Container recalledPotassium Chloride | Otsuka ICU Medical | Other | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | Potassium Chloride Inj., 10 mEq total in Flexible Container recalledPotassium Chloride | Otsuka ICU Medical | Other | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | Potassium Chloride Inj., 20 mEq total in flexible container recalledPotassium Chloride | ICU Medical | Labeling Errors | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 10 mEq recalledPotassium Chloride | The Harvard Drug Group | Potency & Assay | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Capsules recalledPotassium Chloride | Amerisource Health Services | Potency & Assay | Nationwide |