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Baxter Nexterone amiodarone injection recalled for CGMP manufacturing deviations

Baxter Healthcare has recalled multiple lots of Nexterone (amiodarone HCI) injection due to deviations from good manufacturing practices (CGMP) during production. The affected lots were distributed nationwide, Puerto Rico, and Chile. No injuries have been reported.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗ · All Baxter recalls

What to do

  1. Check your facility's inventory against the affected lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice.
  2. Do not use affected lots; quarantine and return them to your supplier or Baxter Healthcare.
  3. Contact Baxter Healthcare or your distributor for replacement stock if needed.

Is yours affected?

Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.

Product
Nexterone (amiodarone HCI), 360 mg/200 mL (1.8 mg/mL) in GALAXY Single-Dose Container, sterile, Nonpyrogenic, iso-osmotic solution in Dextrose, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Made in the USA, NDC 43066-360-20.
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Nationwide
Made for
Adults

This recall covers 17 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
N/A
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
1 Baxter Pkwy, N/A, Deerfield, IL, United States
Classification
Class II
Recall number
D-0814-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Nexterone (amiodarone HCI), 360 mg/200 mL (1.8 mg/mL) in GALAXY Single-Dose Container, sterile, Nonpyrogenic, iso-osmotic solution in Dextrose, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Made in the USA, NDC 43066-360-20. CGMP Deviations Lot # NC177832, Exp Date: 12/31/2026; Lot # NC185417, NC185455, Exp Date: 08/31/2027; Lot # NC188593, Exp Date: 11/30/2027; Lot # NC188647, NC188685, NC188807, NC188838, NC188920, Exp Date: 12/31/2027; Lot # NC193603, NC193726, NC193788, NC193863, NC193900, Exp Date: 04/30/2028; Lot # NC194082, NC194112, NC194143, NC195157, Exp Date: 05/31/2028. Distribution: US Nationwide; Puerto Rico; and Chile. Affected quantity: N/A
Hazard
CGMP Deviations

17 products in this recall

Baxter IV drug bags recalled for manufacturing quality issues

Baxter is recalling 17 intravenous (IV) drug products for manufacturing quality problems, called CGMP deviations, which are lapses in the required production standards. The products include vancomycin, daptomycin, clindamycin, famotidine, dexmedetomidine, vasopressin, pantoprazole, insulin, nicardipine, and amiodarone, plus the brand names Myxredlin, CARDENE IV, and Nexterone. They were distributed nationwide, in Puerto Rico, and in Chile, and no injuries have been reported.

The agency lists each product separately. Check every one you might have.

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