Class II · Moderate risk
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: a recent FDA inspection at the manufacturing firm raised concerns that the product sterility may be compromised.
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
Papa/Phen/Prost
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: product produced on a day there was an excursion in environmental monitoring data.
Class II · Moderate risk
Papa/Phen/Prost
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: product produced on a day there was an excursion in environmental monitoring data.
Class II · Moderate risk
Fentanyl Citrate Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Complaints of broken tips on the ampules.
Class II · Moderate risk
Succinylcholine Chloride
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: A portion of the batch quantity was compounded outside of the firm's process media validation.
Class II · Moderate risk
Travoprost Ophthalmic Solution USP
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; damage to the internal portion of the dropper tip portion of the container
Class II · Moderate risk
USCG Boat Response Kit - Product Code 80-0353
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Aid Backpack Kit - Product Code 85-0917
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Mini Resupply Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0835
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Amphibious Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0639
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
K-9 Trauma Field Kit - Product Code 80-0211
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Advance Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0742
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Range Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-1274
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Range Trauma Kit ORG - Product Code 80-0213
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Range Trauma Kit Hardcase - Product Code 85-0889
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Concerns with product sterility by the manufacturer of the eye wash irrigating solution.
Class I · High risk
Lidocaine HCL/ Sodium Bicarb
Non-Sterility: failed sterility test result.
Class II · Moderate risk
Testosterone Cypionate in Sesame Oil Injectable
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Testosterone Cypionate in Grapeseed Oil Injectable
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Vitamin D3 in Sesame Oil Injectable 50
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Vitamin D3 in Sesame Oil Injectable 100
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Tri-Test 200
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Trimix Injectable 30 mg/3 mg/60 mcg/mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Trimix Injectable 30 mg/3 mg/100 mcg/mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Trimix Injectable 30 mg/1 mg/25 mcg/mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Trimix Injectable 30 mg/1 mg/10 mcg/mL a) 2 mL and b) 5 mL and c) 10 mL vials
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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