CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 27 Aug 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report
Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/ (10 mg/mL) recalled by Hospira
Hospira is recalling Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/ (10 mg/mL), For I.V. Administration, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 2 Apr 2014 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-1547-2014
- FDA event ID
- 67936
- Recalling firm
- Hospira, Lake Forest, IL
- Brand
- Propofol
- Manufacturer
- Hospira, Inc.
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 2 Apr 2014
- FDA classified
- 20 Aug 2014
- Reported
- 27 Aug 2014
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Particulate Matter
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 20 Aug 2014 | Classified by FDA | +140 days |
| 27 Aug 2014 | 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
Presence of Particulate Matter: A glass defect was found on the interior neck of the vial during a retain sample inspection where the glass vial contained visible embedded metallic particulate and free floating metallic particulates were also found in solution.
Product as listed by the FDA
Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/20 mL (10 mg/mL), For I.V. Administration, Rx Only, 20 mL vial, Contains Benzyl Alcohol, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-4699-30
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Particulate Matter: A glass defect was found on the interior neck of the vial during a retain sample inspection where the glass vial contained visible embedded metallic particulate and free floating metallic particulates were also found in solution.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #s: 29-614-DJ, 29-615-DJ, 29-616-DJ, 29-617-DJ, 29-628-DJ, 29-629-DJ, 29-630-DJ, Exp 05/01/2015
Where was it sold?
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 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.
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