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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

BUPIVACAINE/MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. 2.5MG/10MG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BUPIVACAINE/MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. 7.5MG/25MG/ML INTRATHECAL 20 ML; BUPIVACAINE/MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. 7.5MG/50MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML, 35 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

D-1478-2012

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
16 units
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1478-2012

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:N0396140 N0408047 N0390990 N0400772 N0387610 N0391586 N0393141 N0396643 N0398235 N0402376 N0404186 N0409166 N0410206 N0387612 N0394426 N0402375

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