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8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) 50 mL Single Dose Vials, packaged in cartons of 20 vials, Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC Lenoir, NC 28645. Carton NDC 51754-5001-5, vial NDC 51754-5001-1.

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-0079-2023
Event ID
91197
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
Reason for recall
Defective Container: Complaints received of vial breakage and glass flying when pressurized while preparing the product for administration.
Report date
December 21, 2022
Recall initiation date
November 28, 2022
Termination date
October 10, 2025
Distribution pattern
Nationwide within the United States

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC
Brand name
SODIUM BICARBONATE
Generic name
SODIUM BICARBONATE
Substance name
SODIUM BICARBONATE
Product NDCs
51754-5001; 51754-5002; 51754-5011; 51754-5012
Package NDCs
51754-5001-1; 51754-5001-4; 51754-5001-5; 51754-5002-5; 51754-5011-4; 51754-5012-4
Route
INTRAVENOUS

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