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Lower risk Drug recall · FDA · Published January 19, 2011

VistaPharm Metoclopramide Oral Solution Recalled: Labeling Error

VistaPharm recalls metoclopramide oral solution due to incorrect labeling. The product may be mispacked with 5mL x 50 instead of 10mL x : 10mL x 50. This is a prescription-only medication.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1669-2012DrugVistaPharm ›
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Recalling firmVistaPharm, Inc.7265 Ulmerton Rd · Largo, FL 33771-4809
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What happened, in plain English

VistaPharm is recalling metoclopramide oral solution because the shipping label shows "5 mL x 50" instead of "10 mL x 50." This could lead to incorrect dosing if the product is used as intended. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/48993-vistapharm-metoclopramide-oral-solution-recalled-labeling-error.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/48993-vistapharm-metoclopramide-oral-solution-recalled-labeling-error · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1669-2012

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“VistaPharm Metoclopramide Oral Solution Recalled: Labeling Error.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/48993-vistapharm-metoclopramide-oral-solution-recalled-labeling-error. Based on FDA recall #D-1669-2012 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1669-2012%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product label shows the wrong volume (5 mL x 50 instead of 10 mL x 50). This could cause patients to take too little or too much medication if they misinterpret the label.

Who’s affected

Prescription patients who received this metoclopramide oral solution from VistaPharm. Those who use the product as directed are most at risk of incorrect dosing.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the label that says "5 mL x 50" instead of "10 mL x 50" on the product. This product is prescription-only and manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc. in Largo, FL.

  • Brand
    VistaPharm
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Label

    Look for the label that says "5 mL x 50" instead of "10 mL x 50" on the product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “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 19 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 19, 201112. FDA classified it Class III: Aug 29, 201223. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 30, 201234. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 5, 2012420112012
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  3. FDA terminated the recall
  4. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-1669-2012 (January 19, 2011) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1669-2012 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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