Pfizer recalls PROPOFOL Injectable Emulsion (100 mL glass vials) due to particulate matter. This may cause serious complications during medical use. Affected units have specific NDC numbers and lot numbers.
“Pfizer PROPOFOL Injectable Emulsion Recall: Particulate Matter Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/34359-pfizer-propofol-injectable-emulsion-recall-particulate-matter-hazard. Based on FDA recall #D-1540-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1540-2022%22&limit=1).
Pfizer Inc. recalled PROPOFOL Injectable Emulsion due to the presence of particulate matter, according to the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 22, 2022. The agency announced the Class I recall of 5,390 vials distributed nationwide.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Pfizer
Product: PROPOFOL Injectable Emulsion, 1 g/100 mL (10 mg/mL)
Packaging: 100 mL glass fliptop vial in a tray of 10 vials
NDC: 0409-4699-54 (vial), 0409-4699-24 (carton)
Lot code: EA7470
Expiration date: 6/1/2023
Distributor: Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL
Quantity: 5,390 vials
The hazard
The recall addresses the presence of particulate matter in the product. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Pfizer Inc. has 71 other recalls on record since Nov. 26, 2012. Recent Pfizer recalls include a Sodium Bicarbonate Injection recall for lack of sterility assurance on Aug. 4, 2025, and a Bicillin L-A injectable recall due to particulate risk on July 10, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include a Pfizer Dopamine HCl Inj Recall for lack of sterility risk on Sept. 4, 2026, a B. Braun Medical Lactated Ringer's Injection Recall for particulate matter hazard on Aug. 12, 2026, and an American Regent Papaverine HCl Injection Recall for particulate matter hazard on July 24, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for vials with NDC 0409-4699-54 and lot number EA7470. The product is packaged in 100 mL glass fliptop vials within a tray of 10 vials (NDC Carton: 0409-4699-24).
Brand
Pfizer
Category
Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Vial Lot Number
Look for lot number EA7470 on the vial packaging. If this lot number is present, the vial is part of the recall.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “USA Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.9 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #D-1540-2022 (August 22, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1540-2022 to see it in context.
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