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Class III · Lower riskRecall completed

Ampicillin

Unlikely to cause harm — often a labeling or packaging issue.

Does this affect you?
Check your lot numberLot: GH8254, Exp 06/19
Where it was soldNationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Find the lot number printed on your box or bottle. If it matches — and you take this medicine — call your pharmacist. Don't stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

What happened

Labeling: Missing Label: customer complaint that some vials of ampicillin within the shrink wrap pack are missing labels.

What to do

  1. Check the lot number and expiry on your medicine against the recall above.
  2. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before changing anything — don't stop on your own.
  3. Report any problems to FDA MedWatch (1-800-FDA-1088 or fda.gov/medwatch).

Who makes it

Made bySandoz Inc
Brand nameAMPICILLIN
Generic nameAMPICILLIN SODIUM
Active ingredient(s)AMPICILLIN SODIUM
Distributed by / forSandoz Inc
NDC0781-3407-78
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Full product labelAmpicillin for Injection, USP, 500 mg per vial, single vial (NDC 0781-3407-78) packaged in 10-count shrink wrap packs (NDC 0781-3407-95), Rx only, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH or Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Recalling firmSandoz Inc
DistributionNationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Quantity13,435 shrink wrap packs
Recall initiated2017-09-25
Report date2017-10-04
Recall completed2019-04-08
Recall numberD-1179-2017
ClassificationClass III
FDA statusTerminated
Origin on filePrinceton NJ United States

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This is public FDA recall information, not medical advice. A recall does not always mean your specific bottle is affected. Never stop a prescribed medicine without asking your pharmacist or doctor.