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THURSDAY · 14 MAY 2026

FDA Recall D-1444-2012

Hospira Inc. · Lake Forest, IL

Class I — life-threatening Terminated 1112 days on record

Highest impact — Class I recall — FDA determination of strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death.

Product

HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 1 mg/mL, 1 mL fill in a 2.5 mL Carpuject prefilled cartridge unit, packaged in 10-count Carpujects per carton, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-1283-31, Barcode (01) 1 030409 128331 9 (carton), (01) 0 030409 128331 2 (cartridge unit).

Lot / code: Lot #07547LL, Exp 07/01/13

Quantity: 223,750 prefilled cartridge units

Reason for recall

Superpotent (Single Ingredient) Drug: Some of the prefilled cartridge units have been found to be overfilled and contain more than the 1 mL labeled fill volume.

Recall record

Recall number
D-1444-2012
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Firm notification
Press Release
Distribution
Nationwide.
Recall initiated
2012-05-12
Classified by FDA Center
2012-08-07
FDA published
2012-08-15
Terminated
2015-05-29
Recalling firm
Hospira Inc.
Firm location
Lake Forest, IL

Drug identification

Brand name(s)
HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE
Generic name(s)
HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE
Manufacturer(s)
Hospira, Inc.
NDC(s)
0409-1283, 0409-2552, 0409-3356, 0409-2540, 0409-3365, 0409-1312, 0409-1304
Route(s)
INTRAMUSCULAR, INTRAVENOUS, SUBCUTANEOUS

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