Pantoprazole Sodium

Pantoprazole Sodium recalls: 8 FDA reports

Recalls involving Pantoprazole Sodium. What was wrong with each batch, and how the FDA graded the risk.

8Reports
1Class I
0Ongoing
2023-09-20Most recent
1 Class I on this page

Class I means the FDA judged there was a reasonable probability of serious harm or death. Check the lot numbers against anything you hold.

What the classes mean

The FDA sorts every recall into one of three classes. The class is the whole story. It is also the part people skip.

ClassWhat the FDA is saying
Class IThere is a reasonable probability that using this will cause serious harm or death.
Class IIIt may cause temporary or reversible harm. Serious harm is unlikely.
Class IIIIt breaks a rule but is unlikely to hurt anyone. Often a labelling fault.

Class II is the bulk of every list here. That matters. A long list of Class II says something different from one Class I.

By class

ClassReports
Class II4
Class III3
Class I1

By year reported

YearReports
20172
20181
20212
20222
20231
Checking whether it affects you

The lot or code number is what matters. Not the product name. A recall covers specific lots. Yours may not be one of them.

Check the code on your package against the report. The FDA keeps the current list at fda.gov/safety/recalls.

The reports

The text below is quoted from the FDA record word for word.

Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection 40mg per vial, Single dose vials NDC 71839-122-01 Packaged as (a) 10 Single-

D-1148-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2023-09-20  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Powder discoloration due to small crack in some vials.
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection 40mg per vial, Single dose vials NDC 71839-122-01 Packaged as (a) 10 Single-dose vials, NDC 71839-122-10; (b) 25 Single-dose vials, NDC 71839-122-25; Rx Only, Mfd. in India for and Distributed by: BE Pharmaceuticals Inc. 203 New Edition Court Cary, NC 27511.
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
41,148 vials

Pantoprazole Sodium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension*40 mg* suspension in apple juice or applesauce only Ea

D-0068-2023  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2022-11-30  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Discoloration
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension*40 mg* suspension in apple juice or applesauce only Each packet contains 40 mg pantoprazole equivalent to 45.1 mg of pantoprazole sodium USP (sesquihydrate), Rx Only, distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Mohali, INDIA, NDC 62756-071-60
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA.
How much
14, 064 (30 sachets in a carton)

Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets, USP, 20 mg, Rx Only, 90 tablets per bottle, Manufactured by: Torr

D-0852-2022  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2022-05-11  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP deviations: tablets cracking
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets, USP, 20 mg, Rx Only, 90 tablets per bottle, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Indrad-382 721, India, Manufactured for: Torrent Pharma Inc., Levittown, PA 19057, NDC# 13668-096-90.
Where it went
Nationwide in the U.S.A
How much
24,888 bottles

Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets, USP 20 mg* 90 Tablets Rx Only NDC 62175-180-46 Distributed by: Kr

D-0506-2021  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2021-06-02  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Intermittent exposure to temperature excursion during storage.
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets, USP 20 mg* 90 Tablets Rx Only NDC 62175-180-46 Distributed by: Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
Where it went
FL, GA, SC
How much
4 bottles

Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection 40mg/vial For I.V. infusion only Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industri

D-0251-2021  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2021-02-17  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Failed Impurity/Degradation Specifications
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection 40mg/vial For I.V. infusion only Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512 Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India NDC 62756-129-40
Where it went
Nationwide
How much
20,475 vials
Class I

Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection, 40 mg per vial, single dose vial, Rx only, Manufactured in India for: AuroM

D-0340-2018  ·  Class I  ·  reported 2018-02-14  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Presence of Particulate Matter: One vial from a lot of Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection (40 mg) contained a piece of glass
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection, 40 mg per vial, single dose vial, Rx only, Manufactured in India for: AuroMedics Pharma LLC, 6 Wheeling ROad, Dayton, NJ 08810. NDC 55150-202-00
Where it went
Product was distributed nationwide in the USA
How much
66,100 vials

PROTONIX I.V. (pantoprazole sodium) for Injection, Equivalent to 40 mg pantoprazole per vial, For I.V. infusio

D-0516-2017  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2017-03-22  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Subpotent Drug: Out of Specification (OOS) for potency at the 6-month stability time point.
Product
PROTONIX I.V. (pantoprazole sodium) for Injection, Equivalent to 40 mg pantoprazole per vial, For I.V. infusion only, Rx Only, Distributed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, A subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Philadelphia, PA 19101, Under license from Takeda GmbH, D78467 Konstanz, Germany, MADE IN FRANCE; packaged in A) Pfizer Injectables, 1 vial per carton (NDC 0008-0923-51) in a) bundles of 10 unit cartons (NDC 0008-0923-55) and b) 25 x 40 mg Vials per carton (NDC 0008-0923-60); B) NOVAPLUS, 1 vial per carton (NDC 00008-0941-01) in 25 x 40 mg Vials per carton (NDC 0008-0941-03); and C) PREMIERPro Rx, 1 vial per carton (NDC 0008-4001-01) in a) bundles of 10 unit cartons (NDC 0008-4001-10) and b) 25 x 40 mg Vials per carton (NDC 0008-4001-25).
Where it went
Nationwide
How much
582,165 vials

Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection, 40mg per vial, Single-dose vial, Rx only, Mfd. in India for: Auromedics P

D-0470-2017  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2017-02-15  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Discoloration: Some vials were found to contain powder with a yellowish-brownish appearance.
Product
Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection, 40mg per vial, Single-dose vial, Rx only, Mfd. in India for: Auromedics Pharma LLC 6 Wheeling Road, Dayton, NJ 08810, NDC 55150-202-00
Where it went
Nationwide in US
How much
29800 vials
Read these counts with three things in mind

A firm with more recalls usually makes more products. A contract packer runs hundreds of lines. It will out-recall a company with one product whatever either does. This is not a safety ranking.

Most recalls here are voluntary. A firm found its own fault and pulled the stock. That is the system working. It lands in this database looking the same as a recall the FDA had to push for.

Terminated means the FDA considers the recall finished. It is not a verdict. It does not mean anyone was harmed.

Source: openFDA enforcement reports, retrieved 2026-08-05. FDA dataset last updated 2026-07-29.

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