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Drug product

SODIUM BICARBONATE 4% INJECTABLE 10 ML 5 ML; SODIUM BICARBONATE 8.4% INJECTABLE 150 ML 50 ML 5000 ML; SODIUM BICARBONATE, 50ML SDV** 8.4% (1MEQ/ML) INJECTABLE 100 MLS 250 ML; SODIUM BICARBONATE, MDV 8.4% INJECTABLE 100 ML 150 ML 200 ML; SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% (25X10ML) INJ. SDPF **** 0.9% INJECTABLE 25 VIAL 40 ML; SODIUM CHLORIDE (STERILE) 23.4% (20MEQ/5ML) SOLUTION 1000 ML 2500 ML; SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% BACTERIOSTATIC ** 0.9% INJECTABLE 30 MLS 750 ML; SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% IRRIGATION (24X250ML)** 0.9% SOLUTION 250 ML; SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9%, 100ML I.V. BAG** 0.9% INJECTABLE 100 ML; SODIUM TETRADECYL SO4 3% INJECTABLE 20 ML; SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE 0.2 % INJECTABLE 30 ML (20 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

D-1618-2012

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
24 units
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1618-2012

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: 0395804 0395804 0404876 0405488 0404876 0403179 0403991 0407590 0407590 0394748 0394749 0403382 0405156 0401795 0401795 0400457 0400944 0392902 0406332 0398643 0405500 0397467

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