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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

ETHYL ALCOHOL 10% INJECTABLE 30 ML; ETHYL ALCOHOL 100%INJECTABLE 10 ML, 100 ML, 20 ML, 40 ML, 5 ML, 60 ML; ETHYL ALCOHOL 20% INJECTABLE 5 ML; ETHYL ALCOHOL 5% INJECTABLE 180 ML, 30 ML; ETHYL ALCOHOL 95% INJECTABLE 10 ML, 8 ML; ETHYL ALCOHOL OPHTHALMIC 40% INJECTABLE 50 ML (13 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

D-1516-2012

May 25, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
Event
Event 62416
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
17 units
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1516-2012

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 because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.

Code information: Rx #'s: 0378831 0387603 0391286 0391286 0391286 0396237 0391286 0401965 0392266 0406349 0360543 0406198 0360543 0398555

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