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Drug product

Cymevene 500 mg Powder for Infusion, (ganciclovir), 50 mg/mL ganciclovir (reconstructed), Rx only, 10 mL vials, Roche Products Limited, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1TW, United Kingdom

D-105-2013

September 05, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd.
Event
Event 63656
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
42010 vials
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-105-2013

Official wording

Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility; container closure issues with the bulk batch.

Code information: bulk lot N0019, Expiration Date: 11 2014 Warennummer: 10131968 Chargennummer:NXXXX 2000609D Finished product Lot N0019B01-N0019B12

Distribution pattern: No product distributed in the USA. Bulk product distributed to Switzerland, with further distribution in Europe, Scandinavia, Korea.

Derived failure modes

  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility