Drug recall: Vasopressin 50 Units added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (0.2 units per mL), Rx only, PharMEDium…

Class III FDA enforcement event 79799. Recall start date: 10 Apr 2018. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 14 Jan 2020.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

cGMP deviations

Class III, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences

Pharmedium Services, LLC started this drug recall on 10 Apr 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Lake Forest, IL. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 79799 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 25 Apr 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Jan 2020.

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.

MA, WA

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

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 79799: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-0632-2018	Vasopressin 50 Units added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (0.2 units per mL), Rx only, PharMEDium Services, LLC 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478	72 bags	Class III	Terminated	25 Apr 2018

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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2018: 367
Share of these events in Class III: 29%
Product records in this event: 1Median 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
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
30 Oct 2017	ePHEDrine Sulfate In 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 5 mg per mL (50 mg per 10 mL), 10 mL Total Volume pre-filled syringes, packag	Drug	Class II	1

Pharmedium Services, LLC: all 30 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-0632-2018The 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 79799. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/79799/. 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: MA, WA
What quantity of product is in FDA event 79799?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 72 bags
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2018 have the same class?: 29% of the 367 drug events that started in 2018 are in Class III.