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Drug product

Epinephrine 1:1,000 (1mg/mL) Sterile Solution for injection, Preservative Free/Sulfite Free, 1-mL Single-Use Syringe, Sterile Solution For Office Use Only, JCB Laboratories, Wichita, KS.

D-1047-2013

August 23, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
JCB Labs LLC
Event
Event 66099
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1243 Syringes
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1047-2013

Official wording

Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results (from a contract lab) indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Code information: Lot # 130806@2, Expiry 09/20/2013.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Guam

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    microbial contamination
  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility