Exela Pharma Sciences LLC: Drug Recall

Recall #D-0118-2024 · 10/18/2023

Class I: Dangerous

Recall Details

Recall Number: D-0118-2024
Classification: Class I
Product Type: Drug
Recalling Firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
Status: Ongoing
Date Initiated: 10/18/2023
Location: Lenoir, NC, United States
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity: 38,200 vials

Reason for Recall

Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone

Product Description

ELCYS (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg/10mL (50 mg/mL), 10x10 mL Single Dose Sterile Vials, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645, (Vial: NDC 51754-1007-1; Carton: 51754-1007-3).

Distribution Pattern

Nationwide

Other Recalls by Exela Pharma Sciences LLC

Class II: Risk 07/30/2025

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification results for arsenic in the impurities tested.
Class II: Risk 03/07/2025

Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class I: Dangerous 10/18/2023

Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone
Class I: Dangerous 10/18/2023

Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone
Class I: Dangerous 11/28/2022

Defective Container: Complaints received of vial breakage and glass flying when pressurized while preparing the product for administration.

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