Hospira Recalls
257 recalls on record · June 20, 2012 to May 31, 2017 · Drugs, Medical Devices
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Count of recall notices naming this brand, by the year the recall was announced. A quiet year is not proof of a safe year.
June 3, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls LACTATED RINGER'S IRRIGATION, USP, 3000 mL flexible container bag, Rx Only, Manufactured by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest,
Hazard: Non-Sterility: Confirmed customer report of dark, fibrous particulates floating within the solution of the primary container, which were subsequently identified as mold
May 20, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN 5% DEXTROSE INJECTION, USP, 10 mg/mL; 100 mL bag, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, N
Hazard: Labeling: Wrong Bar Code: There is a potential for some units to be mislabeled with an incorrect barcode on the immediate container that scans as heparin sodium 2000 USP units/1000 mL in 0.9% in sodium chloride injection.
May 13, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 250 mL, Rx only, VisIV Container, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-7
Hazard: Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed finding of human hair floating in IV solution.
May 6, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Ketorolac Tromethamine Inj. USP, 60 mg (30 mg/mL), 2 mL Fill, Single-dose vial, Rx Only, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL -
Hazard: Crystallization
May 6, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Ketorolac Tromethamine Inj. USP, 30 mg (30 mg/mL), 1 mL Fill, Single-dose vial, Rx Only, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL -
Hazard: Crystallization
April 29, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The LifeCare PCA infusion system with Hospira MedNet software allows clinicians, or patients, to (self) Administer analg
Hazard: The infusion pump has a clear plastic door that, due to its design, allows for excessive flexing. This in turn permits unauthorized access to the vial of medication.
April 29, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The PCA 3 infusion pump allows clinicians, or patients, to (self) Administer analgesia safely and effectively within cli
Hazard: The infusion pump has a clear plastic door that, due to its design, allows for excessive flexing. This in turn permits unauthorized access to the vial of medication.
April 29, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 250 mL, Rx Only, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA, NDC 0409-7983-02
Hazard: Presence of Particulate Matter; Hospira has identified the particulate as a human hair, sealed in the bag at the additive port area.
April 29, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL ADD-Vantage Unit, Rx only, Manufactured by Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL, 60
Hazard: Lack of Sterility Assurance: The product has the potential to leak at the administrative port.
April 15, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls KETOROLAC Tromethamine Inj., USP, 60 mg (30 mg/mL), 2 mL Fill Single-dose Vials, I.V/I.M. USE, Hospira, Inc., Lake Fores
Hazard: Crystallization
April 15, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls KETOROLAC Tromethamine Inj., USP, 30 mg (30 mg/mL), 1 mL Fill, Single-dose Vials, I.V/I.M. USE, Hospira, Inc., Lake Fore
Hazard: Crystallization
April 15, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls MitoXANTRONE Injection, USP, (concentrate) 2 mg/mL, Rx Only. Hospira, Lake Forest, IL 60045, Product of Australia. Avai
Hazard: Failed Stability Specifications: Product is subpotent and has out of specification known and unknown impurities.
March 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 5% DEXTROSE Injection, USP, 250 mL ADD-Vantage Unit bag (NDC 0409-7100-02), UPC (01)0030404097100026; packaged in 24 bag
Hazard: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: there is a potential for solution to leak at the administrative port of the primary container.
March 4, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environme
Hazard: One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels.
March 4, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environme
Hazard: One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels.
March 4, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environme
Hazard: One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels.
March 4, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environme
Hazard: One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels.
March 4, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environme
Hazard: One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls LACTATED RINGER'S and 5% DEXTROSE Injection USP, 1000 mL, flexible containers, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 6
Hazard: Non-Sterility: Confirmed customer complaint of particulate matter floating within the solution of the primary container, consistent with mold.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 1% LIDOCAINE HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, 30 mL Single-dose, Preservative-Free glass vial (Twenty-five (25) units per b
Hazard: Presence of particulate matter: A returned customer sample was evaluated and found to have human hair attached to a pinched area of the stopper.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 1 g Sterile Powder per Fliptop Vial, packaged in 10 Units per carton, Rx on
Hazard: Temperature Abuse: Products experienced uncontrolled temperature excursions during transit.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/20 mL (10 mg/mL), 20 mL Single patient infusion vials, packaged in 5 Units per
Hazard: Temperature Abuse: Products experienced uncontrolled temperature excursions during transit.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Ketorolac Tromethamine Inj., USP, 60 mg (30 mg/mL), 2 mL Single-dose Fliptop Vial, packaged in 25 Units per carton, Rx o
Hazard: Temperature Abuse: Products experienced uncontrolled temperature excursions during transit.
February 25, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 500 mg Sterile Powder per Fliptop Vial, packaged in 10 Units per carton, Rx
Hazard: Temperature Abuse: Products experienced uncontrolled temperature excursions during transit.
February 11, 2015Medical DevicesFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Plum A+ Infusion System with Hospira MedNet List 20792-04-25, Pole Clamp Assembly Part Number 820-95443-008. A cassette
Hazard: Plum A+ infusion system pole clamp assemblies were discovered to be cracked. If the knob on the pole clamp assembly is cracked, the infuser cannot be attached to the IV pole since the knob is used to tighten and loosen the grip of the pole clamp to the pole.
February 11, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 1% LIDOCAINE HCl Injection, USP, Preservative-Free, 10 mg/mL, 30 mL Single-dose vials, packaged in 25-count cartons, Rx
Hazard: Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaint that orange and black particulates, identified as iron oxide, were found embedded within the glass vial and floating in solution.
February 4, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/20 mL, (10mg/mL), 20 mL, Single patient infusion vial, Contains Benzyl Alcohol,
Hazard: Presence of Particulate Matter: The firm received a complaint of an embedded particulate in the neck of one vial composed primarily of iron.
January 14, 2015DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100mL, VisIV Container, Rx only, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-798
Hazard: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product has the potential for solution to leak at the administrative port.
December 31, 2014DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls HEPARIN SODIUM, 1000 USP Heparin Units/500 mL (2 USP Heparin Units/mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 500 mL flexib
Hazard: Presence of Particulate Matter: A particulate, confirmed as human hair, was found sealed between the tube and film at the round seal of the unused administrative port of the container.
December 31, 2014DrugsFDA
Hospira Inc. recalls Dacarbazine, Injection, USP, 200mg, vials packaged in individual cartons, Rx only, Manufactured by Hospira Australia 1
Hazard: Discoloration: Reconstituted solution may appear pink instead of colorless to pale yellow when stored per the labeled conditions.