FDASeptember 29, 2015drug

Amidate (Etomidate Injection, USP), 40 mg/20 mL (2 mg/mL), LifeShield, 20 mL, Glass Abboject Syringe with male luer lock adapter, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-8060-29

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification(OOS) results for degradation product of etomidate was confirmed during stability testing.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

hospira

Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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