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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Vistide (cidofovir) Injection, 375 mg (75 mg/mL), 5 mL single-use vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, UPC 3 61958 01011 5; NDC 61958-0101-1.

D-324-2013

January 31, 2013

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Event
Event 64267
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
3,181 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-324-2013

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: Particulate matter was found in some vials of Vistide (cidofovir injection).

Code information: Lot #: B120217A, Exp 05/15 - US Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide in USA, Canada, and UK (Gilead facility in Cork Ireland). Cork facility distributed to Germany/Austria, Italy and Spain.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter