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Drug product

EDTA DISODIUM SOLUTION 33.6MG/ML (0.1 MOLAR) OPHTHALMIC 15 ML; EDTA CALCIUM DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 100 ML, 2400 ML, 500 ML; EDTA CALCIUM DISODIUM SOLUTION 2% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (P.F.) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 1200 ML, 1500 ML, 400 ML, 500 ML, 900 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 2000 ML, 8000 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 3%/ML INJECTABLE 12 ML; EDTA DISODIUM IN NATURAL TEARS 1.5% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML; EDTA DISODIUM IN NATURAL TEARS 3% OPHTHALMIC 15 ML, 30 ML (18 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

D-1512-2012

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
28 units
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1512-2012

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: 0388316 0388963 0389126 0389635 0391611 0406215 0395252 0392864 0395978 0390748 0390748 0390748 0391630 0391630 0390748 0400319 0388489 0388489 0389320 0390209 0403997 0382211 0381428

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