CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 26 Dec 2012 · FDA Enforcement Report
Procrit (epoetin alfa) injection/mL vial recalled
Physicians Total Care is recalling Procrit (epoetin alfa) injection/mL vial, distributed in California, Pennsylvania. The recall was initiated on 4 Oct 2010 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-093-2013
- FDA event ID
- 63841
- Recalling firm
- Physicians Total Care, Tulsa, OK
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 4 Oct 2010
- FDA classified
- 14 Dec 2012
- Reported
- 26 Dec 2012
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- FAX
- Reason category
- Particulate Matter
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 4 Oct 2010 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Classified by FDA | +802 days |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Published in enforcement report | +12 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: glass delamination
Product as listed by the FDA
Procrit (epoetin alfa) injection, 20000 units/mL, 4 mL vial; Mfg By: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; Dist. By: Physicians Total Care, Tulsa, OK 74146; NDC 54868-5673-1.
Where it was distributed
PA, CA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Particulate Matter: glass delamination
Which lots are affected?
Lot #: 44TK, Exp 09/10; 4NQE, Exp 05/11; 4WKN, Exp 11/11; 5KZT, 5RCM, Exp 09/12; 5RZN, Exp 10/12; 5Y8Y, 60E2, Exp 12/12
Where was it sold?
PA, CA
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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