Drug product
ACETYLCYSTEINE, OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 10% SOLUTION 10 ML, 2 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML; ACETYLCYSTEINE, OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 2.5% SOLUTION 20 ML; ACETYLCYSTEINE, OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 5% SOLUTION 3 ML (6 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
D-1449-2012
Product summary
- Event
- Event 62416
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 16 units
- Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1449-2012
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: 0398691, 0401304, 0403533, 0385192, 0407592, 0394079, 0388572, 0391271, 0400529
Distribution pattern: Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies
Derived failure modes
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Microbial contamination
fungal growth
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Sterility assurance
Lack of Assurance of Sterility