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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

LIDOCAINE/EPINEPHRINE/BUPIVACAINE, PF 1%/0.00025%/0.375% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML; LIDOCAINE/EPINEPHRINE/BUPIVACAINE, PF 1%/0.0005%/0.25% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML (8 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

D-1561-2012

May 21, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
Event
Event 62443
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
11 units
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1561-2012

Official wording

Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Franck's Lab Inc. initiated a recall of all Sterile Human Drugs distributed between 11/21/2011 and 05/21/2012. FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.

Code information: Rx #'s: 0370173 0370173 0370173 0370173 0371532 0371532 0371532 0371532

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, West Indies

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    fungal growth
  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility