FDA Drug recall D-0537-2018
Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 500mg (NDC 58597-8142-1)
- FDA Drug
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2018-02-28
On 2018-02-28 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 500mg (NDC 58597-8142-1) by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, citing CGMP Deviations: Lack of stability data and controls to support the manufacturers assigned retest or expiration date in firm's container/closure system.
Read the official FDA Drug notice
| Agency | FDA Drug |
|---|---|
| Recall number | D-0537-2018 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2018-02-09 |
| Published | 2018-02-28 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:52 UTC |
| Company | American Pharmaceutical Ingredients |
| Distribution | US |
Product
Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 500mg (NDC 58597-8142-1); b) 1g (NDC 58597-8056-2); c) 5g (NDC 58597-8056-3); d) 10g (NDC 58597-8056-4), e) 25 g (NDC 58597-8056-4); f) 100g (NDC 58597-8056-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327
Reason
CGMP Deviations: Lack of stability data and controls to support the manufacturers assigned retest or expiration date in firm's container/closure system.
Identifiers
| code_info | Lot #: a) b) 012216-1, Exp. 12/31/2019; 051515-3, Exp. 02/28/2019; 051515-3, Exp. 02/28/2019; c) 012216-1, Exp. 12/3…Lot #: a) b) 012216-1, Exp. 12/31/2019; 051515-3, Exp. 02/28/2019; 051515-3, Exp. 02/28/2019; c) 012216-1, Exp. 12/31/2019; 051515-3, Exp. 02/28/2019 d) 012216-1, Exp. 12/31/2019; 051515-2, Exp. 02/28/2019; 061516-1, Exp. 01/31/2020; e) 051515-2, exp. 02/28/2019; 061516-1, Exp. 01/31/2020; ; 082117A-1, Exp. 05/31/2021; f) 012216-1, Exp. 12/31/2019; 051515-1, Exp. 02/28/2019; 061516-1, Exp. 01/31/2020; ; 082117A-1, Exp. 05/31/2021 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:52 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0537-2018%22
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