CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 26 Jul 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Succinylcholine Chloride Injection (Preserved) 20 mg per mL recalled
PharMedium Services is recalling Succinylcholine Chloride Injection (Preserved) 20 mg per mL, 200 mg per Total Volume in, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 26 Jun 2017 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-0985-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77634
- Recalling firm
- PharMedium Services, Sugar Land, TX
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 26 Jun 2017
- FDA classified
- 14 Jul 2017
- Reported
- 26 Jul 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | Classified by FDA | +18 days |
| 26 Jul 2017 | 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
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; media fill failure at manufacturer
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
Succinylcholine Chloride Injection (Preserved) 20 mg per mL, 200 mg per 10 mL, 10 mL Total Volume in BD Syringe, For IV Use, PharMedium Services, LLC, Cleveland, MS --- NDC 61553-364-65
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; media fill failure at manufacturer
Which lots are affected?
Lots: 171390026D Exp. 08/20/2017; 171370064D Exp. 8/16/2017; 171390027D Exp. 8/20/2017; 171420074D Exp. 8/21/2017; 171430062D Exp. 8/22/2017; 171440058D Exp. 8/23/2017; 171450001D Exp. 8/23/2017; 171450002D Exp. 8/23/2017; 171450056D Exp. 08/24/2017
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 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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