Drug recall: Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 100 mg PE/2 mL (50 mg PE/mL) (PE= phenytoin sodium equivalents) 2 mL Single Use…
Class II FDA enforcement event 68152. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Presence of Particular Matter: Potential glass delamination and consistent with glass particulates observed in sample vials.
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
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC started this drug recall on 2 May 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Melrose Park, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 68152 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Jul 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 24 May 2016.
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 and Puerto Rico
Recalling firm
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Melrose Park, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1428-2014 | Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 100 mg PE/2 mL (50 mg PE/mL) (PE= phenytoin sodium equivalents) 2 mL Single Use Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for APP Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-403-02 | 2,070,500 vials | Class II | Terminated | 16 Jul 2014 |
| D-1429-2014 | Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection, USP, 500 mg PE/10 mL (50 mg PE/mL), (PE= phenytoin sodium equivalents) 10 mL Single Use Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for APP Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-403-10 | 728,880 vials | Class II | Terminated | 16 Jul 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2014
- 313
- Share of these events in Class II
- 58%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 67
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-1428-2014The 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 68152. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/68152/. 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 and Puerto Rico
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 68152?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
2,070,500 vials
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 58% of the 313 drug events that started in 2014 are in Class II.