Drug recall: Oxytocin 10 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium…

Class II FDA enforcement event 78063. Recall start date: 1 Sep 2017. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 24 Jan 2020.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Subpotent Drug

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

Pharmedium Services, LLC started this drug recall on 1 Sep 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Lake Forest, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 78063 has 15 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Nov 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 24 Jan 2020.

FDA enforcement report The 15 product records

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

Pharmedium Services, LLC, Lake Forest, IL.

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

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

Products

15 product records in the event.

FDA event 78063: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-0035-2018	Oxytocin 10 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-237-03	564 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0036-2018	Oxytocin 10 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 500 mL bag ,Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-237-01	1308 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0037-2018	Oxytocin 15 units added to 250 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-239-01	2232 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0038-2018	Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-06	Unknown	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0039-2018	Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-04	390 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0040-2018	Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-05.	978 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0041-2018	Oxytocin 20 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 500 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-03	60 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0042-2018	Oxytocin 30 units added to 1000 mL 5% Dextrose/Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-242-02	534 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0043-2018	Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL 5% Dextrose/Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-242-01	4452 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0044-2018	Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-01	6108 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0045-2018	Oxytocin 30 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-04	763 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0046-2018	Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-02	1152 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0047-2018	Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-03	24486 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0048-2018	Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-03	90 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017
D-0049-2018	Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-04	42 bags	Class II	Terminated	1 Nov 2017

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

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2017: 343
Share of these events in Class II: 57%
Product records in this event: 15Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register: 30

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Pharmedium Services, LLC
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
16 Mar 2020	ePHEDrine Sulfate, 5 mg per mL, 50 mg per 10 mL, In 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mL syringe, For IV Use Preservative Free Pha	Drug	Class II	13
16 Dec 2019	NORepinephrine Bitartrate 8 mg added to 250 mL 5% Dextrose Injection USP (32 mcg per mL) Total Volume 258.00 mL Viaflex	Drug	Class III	3
7 Jun 2019	Hydromorphone HCl in 0.9% sodium chloride, 0.5mg per mL, 1 mL in 3mL BD Syringe, PharMEDium 913 N Davis Ave Cleveland, M	Drug	Class I	1
2 Jan 2019	0.9% Buffered Lidocaine HCl (buffered in 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate) a.) 1 mL in 3 mL BD Syringe, 10 per carton, b.) 0.9% B	Drug	Class II	1
5 Dec 2018	Fentanyl Citrate 2 mcg per mL (100 mcg per 50 mL) and Ropivacaine HCl 0.1% in Sodium Chloride 0.9%, Injection, 50 mL tot	Drug	Class II	2
24 Jul 2018	10 mcg/mL Fentanyl Citrate (Preservative Free) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL in 250 mL Intravia Bag and 10 mcg/mL Fenta	Drug	Class II	3
5 Jun 2018	HYDROmorphone HCl 0.5 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in 3 mL syringe, Rx, PharMEDium Services, LLC	Drug	Class II	1
10 Apr 2018	Vasopressin 50 Units added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (0.2 units per mL), Rx only, PharMEDium Services	Drug	Class III	1
5 Feb 2018	15 units Oxytocin added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 250 mL Viaflex Bag, Rx only, PharMEDium Serivces, LLC	Drug	Class II	3
27 Dec 2017	HYDROmorphone HCl in Sodium Chloride 0.9% in all doses, all strengths, and all packaging.	Drug	Class II	42

Pharmedium Services, LLC: all 30 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-0035-2018The 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 78063. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/78063/. 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 78063?: The event has 15 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 564 bags
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2017 have the same class?: 57% of the 343 drug events that started in 2017 are in Class II.