Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP in a Simplist® Prefilled Syringe Due to Labeling Mix-up

Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP in a Simplist® Prefilled Syringe Due to Labeling Mix-up

Fresenius Kabi, an operating company of the Fresenius Group, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Morphine Sulfate Injection USP, Simplist® 2 mg/1 mL due to a label mix-up. The MicroVault labeled as Morphine 2 mg/1 mL, may contain a Prefilled Syringe of Dilaudid 0.5 mg/0.5 mL. This recall is being conducted to the user level.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804957631/en/ Incorrect Product Configuration: Morphine Sulfate Injection USP, Simplist® 2 mg/1 mL seal with Dilaudid (HYDROmorphone HCl) Injection, USP Simplist® 0.5 mg/0.5 mL syringes (lot 6402813)

Use of a MicroVault labeled as Morphine Sulfate Injection 2 mg/mL containing a prefilled syringe of Dilaudid (hydromorphone HCl) 0.5 mg/0.5 mL has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences, including life-threatening respiratory depression and death. Patients at greatest risk include individuals who do not use opioids on a regular basis, those with underlying respiratory disease, pediatric patients, and those who are also taking central nervous system (CNS) depressants. To date, no adverse event reports have been received for this lot number.