Recall Register

Drug recall: Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL pre-filled syringe, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO…

Class II FDA enforcement event 71591. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Process deficiencies were observed in the sterile ophthalmic and injectable products that could have compromised the sterility of the product.

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

Liberty Drug & Surgical started this drug recall on 15 Jun 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Chatham, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 71591 has 25 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 Sep 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Apr 2018.

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.

Physicians, Medical Facilities, and Prescription Specific Patients in NJ and NY

Recalling firm

Liberty Drug & Surgical, Chatham, NJ.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

25 product records in the event.

FDA event 71591: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-1380-2015Cyanocobalamin 500 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL pre-filled syringe, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.6 syringesClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1381-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/1 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.2 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1382-2015Methylcobalamin 5000 mcg/mL Injectable, 2 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.5 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1383-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/Atropine/PGE-1 Injectable, 9 mg/1 mg/0.1 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.4 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1384-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/2 mg/20 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.2 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1385-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 10 mg/0.6 mg/10 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vials, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.4 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1386-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 20.8 mg/1.4 mg/14 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.2 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1387-2015Vancomycin 25 mg/mL Opthalmic Solution, packaged in a) 10 mL bottle and b) 15 mL bottle, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.3 bottlesClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1388-2015Doxcycline/0.9% NaCl 150 mg/150 mL IV, 150 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.88 bagsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1389-2015Tobramycin 14 mg/mL Ophthalmic Solution, 15 mL bottle, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.1 bottleClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1390-2015Doxycycline/0.9 % NaCl 100 mg/100 mL IV, 100 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.58 bagsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1391-201517-Hydroxyprogesterone 250 mg/mL Injectable, 5 mL multi-dose vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.85 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1392-2015Hydroxocobalamin (Preserved) 10,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.15 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1393-2015Papervine/Phentolamine/PGE-1 Injectable, 30 mg/0.5 mg/30 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.2 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1394-2015Doxycycline/0.9% NaCl 150 mg/250 mL IV, 250 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.112 bagsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1395-2015Dexamethasone 24 mg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.22 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1396-2015Morphine/0.9 % NaCl 1 mg/mL IV, 250 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.4 bagsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1397-2015Glycerin (v/v) 72% Injection, 25 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.1 vialClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1398-2015Phenol 6% Injectable, 30 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.2 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1399-2015Methadone 10 mg/mL Injection, 10 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.5 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1400-2015Papaverine/Phentolamine/Atropine/PGE-1 Injectable, 75 mg/2.5 mg/0.1 mg/75 mcg/mL, 2.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.6 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1401-2015Doxycycline/0.9% NaCl 300 mg/500 mL IV, 500 mL bag, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.30 bagsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1402-2015Hydroxocobalamin (Preserved) 1,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.6 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1403-2015Lidocaine/Sodium Chloride 0.4%/20% Injectable, 5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.5 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015
D-1404-2015Methylcobalamin 1,000 mcg/mL Injectable, 1.5 mL vial, Rx only, Liberty Drug Compound Center, 195 Main St., PO Box 267, Chatham, NJ 07928.6 vialsClass IITerminated2 Sep 2015

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2015
292
Share of these events in Class II
52%
Product records in this event
25
Events of the firm on the register
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 71591. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/71591/. 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: Physicians, Medical Facilities, and Prescription Specific Patients in NJ and NY
What quantity of product is in FDA event 71591?
The event has 25 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 6 syringes
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2015 have the same class?
52% of the 292 drug events that started in 2015 are in Class II.