CLASS I ONGOING Drug recall · Reported 29 Nov 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report
8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/ (1mEq/mL) recalled
Exela Pharma Sciences is recalling 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/ (1mEq/mL), a) mL Single Dose Vials (, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 18 Oct 2023 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-0116-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93265
- Recalling firm
- Exela Pharma Sciences, Lenoir, NC
- Brand
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Manufacturer
- Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 18 Oct 2023
- FDA classified
- 22 Nov 2023
- Reported
- 29 Nov 2023
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Particulate Matter
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 18 Oct 2023 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 22 Nov 2023 | Classified by FDA | +35 days |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 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: Silicone
Product as listed by the FDA
8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), a) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-5) and b) 25x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; Carton NDC 51754-5001-4), For Intravenous Use Only, RX Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645; ALSO LABELED 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), c) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials, (Vial NDC 72572-740-01; Carton NDC 72572-740-20), Rx Only, Mfd for: Civica, Inc., Lehi, Utah, 84043, Mfd by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone
Which lots are affected?
a) P0001429, EXP 11/30/2023 b) P0001900, P0001902, EXP 08/31/2024; P0001903, P0001909, P0001945, EXP 09/30/2024; P0002002, EXP 11/30/2024; P0002052, EXP 12/31/2024 c) P0001912, EXP 08/31/2024
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.
Other products in this recall event
2 other products · FDA event 93265This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Elcys (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg recalled.
| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS I | Elcys (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg recalledElcys | Exela Pharma Sciences | Particulate Matter | Nationwide | |
| CLASS I | Midazolam in 0.8% Sodium Chloride Injection 100 mg recalled | Exela Pharma Sciences | Particulate Matter | Nationwide |
More recalls from Exela Pharma Sciences
All 12| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS II | 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 5 mEq/ (0.5 mEq/mL) recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Exela Pharma Sciences | Lead & Heavy Metals | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/ (1 mEq/mL) recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Exela Pharma Sciences | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | Midazolam in 0.8% Sodium Chloride Injection 100 mg recalled | Exela Pharma Sciences | Particulate Matter | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | Elcys (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg recalledElcys | Exela Pharma Sciences | Particulate Matter | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Exela Pharma Sciences | Foreign Material | Nationwide |
Other Sodium Bicarbonate recalls
All 34| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS II | 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 5 mEq/ (0.5 mEq/mL) recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Exela Pharma Sciences | Lead & Heavy Metals | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | Vial Label: 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50mEq recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Pfizer | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/ (1 mEq/mL) recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Exela Pharma Sciences | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | 8.4 % Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/ (1 mEq/mL) recalledSodium Bicarbonate | Pfizer | Particulate Matter | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS I | 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 5 mEq/ (0.5 mEq/mL) recalled | Pfizer | Particulate Matter | Nationwide |