“VistaPharm Metoclopramide Recall: Leaking Cups.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/45903-vistapharm-inc-recalls-metoclopramide-oral-solution-usp-5-mg-5. Based on FDA recall #D-0010-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0010-2015%22&limit=1).
VistaPharm, Inc. voluntarily recalled Metoclopramide Oral Solution on Aug. 13, 2014, after the FDA announced the product's defective containers leak when inverted. The recall affects 322,650 cups distributed nationwide.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: VistaPharm
Product: Metoclopramide Oral Solution, USP 5 mg/5 mL
NDC: 66689-031-01
Lot #: 283700 (Expiry: 11/14)
Lot #: 291400 (Expiry: 01/15)
Lot #: 303500 (Expiry: 04/15)
The hazard
The product leaks when inverted due to a defective container, according to the FDA. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show VistaPharm, Inc. has 19 other recalls on record since Jan. 19, 2011. Other recent recalls of similar products include a Pyridostigmine Bromide Oral Solution recall due to preservative issues (Sept. 30, 2022), a Clobazam Oral Suspension recall for failed stability specifications (Jan. 7, 2022), and a Nystatin Oral Suspension recall involving impurity risk (Sept. 25, 2020). Other recent recalls of similar products include a Keystone Burkhart Anesthetic Gel recall due to defective container risk (May 21, 2026), a Hikma Ramipril Capsules 10mg recall for impurity risk (Aug. 24, 2026), and an ANI Pharmaceuticals Estradiol Gel recall due to defective containers (May 12, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 10 mL cups of Metoclopramide Oral Solution, USP 5 mg/5 mL, manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc. Check the label for NDC 66689-031-01 and one of these lot numbers: 283700 (Expiry 11/14), 291400 (Expiry 01/15), or 303500 (Expiry 04/15).
Brand
VistaPharm
Category
Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Your Lot Numbers
Verify if your medication cups match lot numbers 283700, 291400, or 303500.
Contact Your Pharmacist
The record does not specify a remedy, so contact your pharmacy or healthcare provider for instructions on how to proceed.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “U.S. Nationwide, including Puerto Rico” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #D-0010-2015 (August 13, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0010-2015 to see it in context.
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