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Heparin Sodium Injection<br />
May 18, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Products Affected - Description<br />
Heparin Sodium for Injection<br />
Heparin sodium injection, APP<br />
1,000 unit/mL, 10 mL multiple-dose vial (NDC 63323-0540-11)<br />
10,000 unit/mL, 0.5 mL single-dose vial (NDC 63323-0543-02)<br />
5,000 unit/mL, 10 mL multiple-dose vial (NDC 63323-0047-10)<br />
Heparin sodium injection, West-Ward<br />
1,000 unit/mL, 2 mL vial (NDC 00641-0391-12)<br />
1,000 unit/mL, 30 mL vial (NDC 00641-2450-55)<br />
5,000 unit/mL, 2 mL vial (NDC 00641-0400-12)<br />
5,000 unit/mL, 10 mL vial (NDC 00641-2460-55)<br />
10,000 unit/mL, 2 mL vial (NDC 00641-0410-12)<br />
Heparin sodium injection, Hospira 14<br />
10,000 unit/mL, 0.5 mL Carpuject, package of 50 (NDC 00409-1316-32)<br />
Heparin sodium injection, Sagent<br />
1,000 unit/mL, 1 mL vial (NDC 25021-0400-01)<br />
10,000 unit/mL, 1 mL vial (NDC 25021-0403-01)<br />
Heparin Sodium Flush Solution<br />
Heparin sodium flush for injection, APP<br />
10 unit/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial (NDC 63323-0557-01)<br />
100 units/mL, 1 mL preservative-free vial (NDC 63323-0549-01)<br />
Heparin sodium flush solution for injection, Hospira<br />
10 unit/mL, 10 mL multiple-dose vial (NDC 00409-1151-70)<br />
10 unit/mL, 1 mL Luer-lock syringe, (NDC 00409-1280-31)<br />
10 unit/ mL, 2 mL, Luer lock syringe (NDC 00409-1280-32)<br />
10 unit/mL, 3 mL Luer lock syringe (NDC 00409-1280-33)<br />
100 unit/mL, 4 mL multiple-dose vial (NDC 00409-1152-70)<br />
100 unit/mL, 2 mL multiple-dose vial (NDC 00409-1152-78)<br />
100 unit/mL. 2 mL Carpuject syringes (NDC 00409-1281-32)<br />
100 unit/mL. 5 mL Carpuject syringes (NDC 00409-1281-35)<br />
Heparin sodium large volume infusion solutions<br />
Heparin sodium large volume infusion solutions, Hospira<br />
12,500 unit/250 mL in Dextrose 5% injection (NDC 00409-7794-62)<br />
12,500 unit/250 mL in 0.45% Sodium Chloride injection (NDC 00409-7651-62)<br />
20,000 unit/250 mL in Dextrose 5% injection (NDC 00409-7760-03)<br />
25,000 unit/250 mL in 0.45% Sodium Chloride injection (NDC 00409-7650-62)<br />
25,000 unit/500 mL in 0.45% Sodium Chloride injection (NDC 00409-7651-03)<br />
25,000 unit/ 250 mL in Dextrose 5% injection (NDC 00409-7793-62)<br />
25,000 unit/ 500 mL in Dextrose 5% injection (NDC 00409-7761-03)<br />
Heparin sodium large volume infusion solutions, Baxter<br />
1,000 unit/500 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injection (NDC 00338-0431-03)<br />
Reason for the Shortage<br />
• Baxter has recalled all single-dose and multiple-dose vials of heparin sodium 1,000<br />
unit/mL, 5,000 unit/mL and 10,000 unit/mL concentrations, as well as all heparin lock<br />
flush products (i.e., 10 unit/mL and 100 unit/mL). In early 2008, Baxter recalled nine lots<br />
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