FDAJune 27, 2025drug
Buffered Penicillin G Potassium for Injection, USP 20,000,000 Units (20 million units), For IV use, Sterile, Rx Only, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC: 0781-6136-94.
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Labeling: Label Mix-Up; Some vials of Cefazolin for Injection, USP 1 gram were incorrectly labeled as penicillin G potassium for Injection, USP, 20 million Unit
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Ongoing
Brands named
sandoz
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
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- FDACyclophosphamide Injection 500 mg/5 mL (100 mg/mL), Hazardous Drug, Rx Only, Sterile, 5mL Multiple Dose Vial, Manufactured in Austria by Fareva Unterach GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Product of India, Vial NDC# 0781-3528-75, Carton NDC# 0781-3528-10.2025-09-05
- FDACiprofloxacin 0.3% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Otic Suspension Rx Only, For Use in Ears Only, Manufactured By: Novartis Manufacturing NV, Belgium, Distributed by: Sandoz, Inc., Princeton, NJ, NDC# 0781-6186-67, Carton NDC# 0781-6186-672025-08-13
- FDACefazolin for Injection, USP, 1 gram per vial, Sterile, For Intramuscular or Intravenous Use, Rx Only, Manufactured by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC: 0781 3451-70 (vial), NDC: 0781-3451-96 (carton).2025-06-27
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- FDAOrphenadrine Citrate Extended-Release Tablets, USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 100 Tablets, Manufactured by Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540 NDC 0185-0022-01.2022-03-21
- FDAEnoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP, 40 mg/0.4 mL, Single-Dose Syringes with Automatic Safety Device, For Subcutaneous Injection, Rx Only; 0.4 mL Syringes, Manufactured for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC 00781-3246-02; Carton (10 x 0.4 mL Syringes), Manufactured by Shenzhen Techdow Pharmaceut...2021-11-17
- FDAInfuvite PEDiatric Pharmacy, kit in 1 carton (40 mL fill in a 50 mL) vial 1 and (10 mL) in vial 2, Rx Only, Distributed by: Baxter Healthcare Corporation Clintec Nutrition Division Deerfield, IL 60015 USA, NDC 54643-5647-02020-04-21
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