D-1369-2012 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Meridian Medical Technologies a Pfizer Company — Saint Louis, MO

Recall Details

Product Type
Drugs
Report Date
June 20, 2012
Initiation Date
June 6, 2012
Termination Date
August 5, 2013
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
83,400 autoinjectors

Product Description

Diazepam Injection, USP, 10 mg Automatic, Autoinjector for Buddy Use, 5 mg/mL, 2 mL autoinjector, 15-count autoinjectors per carton, Rx only, Meridian Medical Technologies, Columbia, MD 21046; A subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; NSN 6505-01-274-0951, NDC 11704-600-01.

Reason for Recall

Impurities/Degradation Products: High Out of Specification levels for carbostyril, a known degradation product of diazepam.

Distribution Pattern

Nationwide, military, Italy, Singapore, Sweden, and Canada.

Code Information

Lot #: 8D1082, Exp 01/13; 8D1151, Exp 03/13