Drug recall: Xactdose Phenytoin Oral Suspension, USP 125 mg/5mL, supplied in 5 mL unit dose cups, VISTAPHARM, Largo, FL NDC…

Class II FDA enforcement event 62421. Recall start date: 30 Sep 2011. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 12 Dec 2013.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Defective container; lidding deformity allows the contained product to transpire causing potential viscosity and assay failures. The viscosity and assay failures were due to the loss of moisture. The loss of moisture caused the viscosity to increase and assay to increase relative to the sample volume.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

VistaPharm, Inc. started this drug recall on 30 Sep 2011. The firm address in the FDA record is in Largo, FL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62421 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 8 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 12 Dec 2013.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide

Recalling firm

VistaPharm, Inc., Largo, FL.

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.

FDA event 62421: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-1440-2012	Xactdose Phenytoin Oral Suspension, USP 125 mg/5mL, supplied in 5 mL unit dose cups, VISTAPHARM, Largo, FL NDC 66689-036-50	27,221 unit dose cups	Class II	Terminated	8 Aug 2012

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2011: 22
Share of these events in Class II: 59%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 20

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of VistaPharm, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
30 Sep 2022	Pyridostigmine Bromide Oral Solution, USP 60 mg/5 mL Delivers 5 mL, packaged in 5mL unit-dose cup, Rx only, Dist. by: Vi	Drug	Class II	1
7 Jan 2022	Clobazam Oral Suspension 2.5 mg/mL, 120 mL bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: VistaPharm, Inc. Largo, FL 33771, NDC 6668	Drug	Class II	1
25 Sep 2020	NYSTATIN ORAL SUSPENSION, USP 100,000 units per mL Contains: Alcohol 0.5% v/v (Bubblegum Flavored) 16 fl. oz. (480 mL) M	Drug	Class III	1
23 Jun 2020	Nystatin Oral Suspension, USP 500,000 units/5mL Cup, Delivers 5 mL, Rx Only, Manufactured by: VistaPharm, Largo, FL 3377	Drug	Class III	2
30 Nov 2018	NYSTATIN Oral Suspension, USP 500,000 Units/5mL, unit dose 5ml cups, packaged in a) 50 unit dose cups (10x5ml unit dose	Drug	Class III	1
17 Aug 2017	Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Oral Solution 7.5 mg/325 mg per 15 mL (Cherry Flavored), 473 mL bottles, Rx onl	Drug	Class III	1
26 Jun 2017	Lactulose Solution, USP, 10 g/15 mL, dose cups delivers 15 mL packaged in 50-unit dose cups per case, Manufactured by Vi	Drug	Class II	2
17 May 2017	Nystatin Oral Suspension, USP, 100,000 units/mL, packaged in a) 2 fl.oz. (60mL) bottles (NDC 66689-008-02), and 500,000	Drug	Class III	1
18 Jan 2017	Potassium Chloride Oral Solution, USP, 10%, 20 mEq per 15 mL, packaged in 15 mL unit dose cups (NDC 66689-047-01), 50 un	Drug	Class II	1
18 Jan 2017	Nystatin Oral Suspension, USP 100,000 units per mL, a) 2 fl. oz. (60 mL), 24 bottles per case (NDC 66689-008-02), b) 16	Drug	Class II	11

VistaPharm, Inc.: all 20 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-1440-2012The 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 62421. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62421/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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 62421?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 27,221 unit dose cups
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2011 have the same class?: 59% of the 22 drug events that started in 2011 are in Class II.