Class II · Moderate risk
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Sterility & contamination
A product that must be sterile could not be assured sterile, or was contaminated. A top reason for injectables, eye drops and IV products - loss of sterility assurance can lead to serious infections.
6,317 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.
This is the single biggest cause in the register by a wide margin. It covers products that had to be sterile - injectables, eye drops, certain ointments - but could not be verified sterile, or were found contaminated during testing. Most of these recalls come from compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities after an FDA inspection finds gaps in how sterile products were made. Sterility failures are treated seriously because the products involved have the least room for error, going straight into the bloodstream or the eye.
Class II · Moderate risk
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Avastin 1.25 mg/0.05 mL in 0.25 mL Syringe
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: due to a quality control process deviation
Class I · High risk
BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators
Non-Sterility: contamination of Aspergillus penicillioides, due to breach in package lidding.
Class II · Moderate risk
ViaMed Alcohol Prep Pads
Lack of assurance of sterility and cGMP deviations observed at the manufacturing site.
Class II · Moderate risk
Sodium Chloride Injection 9%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: There is a potential for leakage at the IV bottle port.
Class II · Moderate risk
fentaNYL Citrate In Sodium Chloride 1600mcg/100mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
phenylephrine in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Inj
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The tamper-evident seal on several of the syringes are not attached upon receipt of shipment.
Class II · Moderate risk
ketamine inj 50 mg per 1 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The tamper-evident seal on several of the syringes are not attached upon receipt of shipment.
Class I · High risk
Systane Lubricant Eye Drops
Non-Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
PROFESSIONAL Regener-Eyes
Lack of Sterility Assurance
Class II · Moderate risk
LITE Regener-Eyes
Lack of Sterility Assurance
Class II · Moderate risk
Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; Improper crimps on vials impacting the integrity of the product
Class II · Moderate risk
Bevacizumab
Lack of Sterility Assurance
Class II · Moderate risk
Refresh LACRI-LUBE
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The impacted lots may contain a breach in the tube seal.
Class II · Moderate risk
Refresh P.M.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The impacted lots may contain a breach in the tube seal.
Class II · Moderate risk
Pyridoxine HCL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
TIRZEPATIDE 60 mg/3mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
TIRZEPATIDE 20 mg/2mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Semaglutide / Cyanocobalamin Injection: 2.5/0.5 mg/mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
SEMAGLUTIDE 10mg/4mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
SEMAGLUTIDE 5mg/2mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Tirzepatide 2 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Semaglutide
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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