Drug recall: Methotrexate Injection, USP, Preservative-Free, 1 g/40 mL (25 mg/mL), 40 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, Manufactured…
Class I FDA enforcement event 65200. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Presence of Particulate Matter: Found during examination of retention samples.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Sandoz Incorporated started this drug recall on 20 May 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Broomfield, CO. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 65200 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 14 Aug 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Jan 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide
Recalling firm
Sandoz Incorporated, Broomfield, CO.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-832-2013 | Methotrexate Injection, USP, Preservative-Free, 1 g/40 mL (25 mg/mL), 40 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540; Manufactured by: EBEWE Pharma Ges.m.b.H. Nfg.KG, A-4866 Unterach, AUSTRIA, NDC 66758-041-01. | 1,635 vials | Class I | Terminated | 14 Aug 2013 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2013
- 370
- Share of these events in Class I
- 18%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 15
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-832-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 65200. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/65200/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 65200?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
1,635 vials
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 18% of the 370 drug events that started in 2013 are in Class I.