Class II · Moderate risk Ongoing
Vial Label: 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility.
Gentamicin 40mg/Ml
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
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.
What was recalled
GENTAMICIN 40MG/ML (80MG/2ML) INJECTABLE 20 ML, 40 ML, 48 ML, 50 ML; GENTAMICIN / SODIUM BICARBONATE (STERILE) 480MG/LITER SOLUTION 1000 ML; GENTAMICIN /CLINDAMYCIN /POLYMIXIN B/STERILE WATER 0.1%/0.1%/0.05% SOLUTION 250 ML, 500 ML; GENTAMICIN DROPS (FORTIFIED) 14MG/ML (1.4%) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML; GENTAMICIN DROPS (FORTIFIED) 15MG/ML (1.5%) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML, 15 ML; GENTAMICIN DROPS (FORTIFIED) 18MG/ML (1.8%) OPHTHALMIC 5 ML; GENTAMICIN IRRIGATION 1GM/LITER SOLUTION 2000 ML; GENTAMICIN IRRIGATION 480MG/LITER SOLUTION 1000 ML, 2000 ML; GENTAMICIN***(80MGX2ML) 40MG/ML INJECTABLE 100 ML, 100 MLS, 100 VIAL, 12 ML, 14 ML, 150 ML, 200 ML, 25, 40 ML, 50 ML, 50 MLS, 50 VIALS (26 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
- Recalling firm
- Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
- Origin
- FL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1528-2012
What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.
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