Baptist Health Recalls Vancomycin IV Bags Due to Sterility Risk
Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy recalls 54 bags of Vancomycin 1750 mg in 270 mL due to lack of sterility assurance. Check your supply.
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What happened, in plain English
Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy and Infusion Services is recalling Vancomycin 1750 mg in 270 mL 0.9% NS bags for IV use only. The recall is necessary because the product lacks sterility assurance, which poses a risk of infection to patients receiving the medication. All remaining product within its expiry date is included in this recall. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/42966-baptist-health-recalls-vancomycin-iv-bags-due-to-sterility-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/42966-baptist-health-recalls-vancomycin-iv-bags-due-to-sterility-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0946-2016
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“Baptist Health Recalls Vancomycin IV Bags Due to Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/42966-baptist-health-recalls-vancomycin-iv-bags-due-to-sterility-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0946-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0946-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product lacks sterility assurance, meaning it may not be free from harmful microorganisms. Administering non-sterile IV medication can lead to serious infections or other complications in patients.
Who’s affected
Patients in Arkansas who received Vancomycin intravenous bags from Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy and Infusion Services are affected. Healthcare providers holding this specific stock are also impacted.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Vancomycin 1750 mg in 270 mL 0.9% NS bags labeled FOR IV USE ONLY, distributed by Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion in Little Rock, AR. The recall covers all product remaining within its expiry date.
- Brand
Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy- Category
Drug
All 38 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class II- Status
Terminated- Distribution
Arkansas
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| D-0911-2016 | 0.9% Sodium Chloride a) 500 mL b) 2000 mL and c) 3000 mL bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | a) 6 bags b) 1 bag c) 2 bags |
| D-0912-2016 | 1/2 Normal Saline 2000 mL + Sodium Acetate 80 mEq., FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 7 bags |
| D-0913-2016 | 70% Ethanol-lock Solution, 2 mL Syringe, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 18 syringes |
| D-0914-2016 | Ascorbic Acid 500 mg (1 mL) Syringe, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 21 syringes |
| D-0915-2016 | Cefazolin 6 grams in 292 mL 0.9% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, Arkansas; All product remaining within expiry | 11 bags |
| D-0916-2016 | Ceftriaxone 1 gram Add-Vantage in a) 50 mL and b) 100 mL 0.45% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | a) 39 bags and b) 8 bags |
| D-0917-2016 | Ceftriaxone 2 gram Add-Vantage in 100 mL 0.45% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 16 bags |
| D-0918-2016 | Ceftriaxone 2 gram in 100 mL 0.9% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 32 bags |
| D-0919-2016 | Clindamycin 900 mg in 100 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 16 bags |
| D-0920-2016 | D5 1/2 NS 1000 mL with Electrolytes bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 6 bags |
| D-0921-2016 | Daptomycin 650 mg in 50 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 14 bags |
| D-0922-2016 | Deferoxamine 2 grams/51 mL NS cassette, FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 5 cassettes |
| D-0923-2016 | Deferoxamine 4 grams/NS 101 mL Cassette, FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 3 cassettes |
| D-0924-2016 | Deferoxamine 3300 mg/20 mL Sterile Water for Injection syringe, FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 5 bags |
| D-0925-2016 | Dobutamine 2000 mcg/mL in a) D5W-500 mL, b) D5W-750 mL, c) D5W-1000 mL, d) D5W-1750 mL Bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | a) 10 bags, b) 23 bags, c) 9 bags, d) 6 bags |
| D-0926-2016 | Ertapenem 1 gram Add-Vantage in a) 50 mL and b) 100 mL 0.45% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | a) 16 bags and b) 18 bags |
| D-0927-2016 | Hydromorphone 2 mg/mL (500 mg in 250 mL NS) bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 3 bags |
| D-0928-2016 | Invanz 1 gram Add-Vantage in 100 mL 0.45% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 24 bags |
| D-0929-2016 | Meropenem 2 grams in 100 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 22 bags |
| D-0930-2016 | Milrinone 200 mcg/mL in a) D5W-300 mL, b) D5W-400 mL, c) D5W-500 mL and d) D5W-600 mL Bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | a) 15 bags, b) 15 bags, c) 15 bags, d) 4 bags |
| D-0931-2016 | Nafcillin 3 grams in 277 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 7 bags |
| D-0932-2016 | Nafcillin 12 grams in 322 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 11 bags |
| D-0933-2016 | Piperacillin-Tazobactam 9 grams/NS 302 mL bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 4 bags |
| D-0934-2016 | Piperacillin-Tazobactam 10.125 grams/NS 307 mL BAG, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 14 bags |
| D-0935-2016 | Piperacillin-Tazobactam 13.5 grams/NS 322 mL bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 53 bags |
| D-0936-2016 | Remicade 600 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 1 bag |
| D-0937-2016 | Sodium Chloride 0.9% 1000 mL with Electrolytes bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 7 bags |
| D-0938-2016 | TPN 1, (amino acid 20%) 2000 ml bag (140), FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock Arkansas; All product remaining within expiry. | 7 bags |
| D-0939-2016 | TPN 2, (amino acid 20%) 2000 ml bag (140), FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock Arkansas; All product remaining within expiry | 86 bags |
| D-0940-2016 | Water for Injection 1000 mL Bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock Arkansas; All product remaining within expiry | 7 bags |
| D-0941-2016 | Vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 1 bag |
| D-0942-2016 | Vancomycin 750 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 47 bags |
| D-0943-2016 | Vancomycin 1000 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 59 bags |
| D-0944-2016 | Vancomycin 1250 mg in 250 mL 0.9% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 84 bags |
| D-0945-2016 | Vancomycin 1500 mg in 270 mL 0.9% NS bag, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 88 bags |
| D-0946-2016 | Vancomycin 1750 mg in 270 mL 0.9% NS bag,FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 54 bags |
| D-0947-2016 | Vancomycin 1 grams in 250 mL 0.9% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry | 2 bags |
| D-0948-2016 | Vancomycin 2 grams in 540 mL 0.9% NS bags, FOR IV USE ONLY, Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion, Little Rock, AR; All product remaining within expiry. | 11 bags |
What to do — step by step
Stop using the product
Do not administer any Vancomycin bags from this recall to patients due to the lack of sterility assurance.
Check inventory
Identify all remaining Vancomycin 1750 mg in 270 mL 0.9% NS bags distributed by Baptist Health Medical Towers Pharmacy & Infusion in Arkansas.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Arkansas.
FDA distribution: “Arkansas” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arkansas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA 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-0946-2016 (April 18, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0946-2016 to see it in context.
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