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0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, 50 mL Single Dose VIAFLEX Container bags, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Product Code 2B1301, NDC 0338-0049-11.

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-1336-2015
Event ID
71749
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Reason for recall
Presence of Particulate Matter: Customer complaint for an insect found free floating inside a single bag for each lot recalled.
Report date
August 26, 2015
Recall initiation date
July 17, 2015
Termination date
December 1, 2016
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Brand name
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Generic name
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Substance name
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Product NDCs
0338-0043; 0338-0049
Package NDCs
0338-0043-03; 0338-0043-04; 0338-0049-01; 0338-0049-02; 0338-0049-03; 0338-0049-04; 0338-0049-10; 0338-0049-11; 0338-0049-18; 0338-0049-31; 0338-0049-38; 0338-0049-41; 0338-0049-48
Route
INTRAVENOUS

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