Class II · Moderate risk
Brilliant Blue G
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
Trypan Blue 0.3%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Papaverine 150 mg/Phentolamine 5 mg and Prostaglandin 50 mcg
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Papaverine 150 mg / Phentolamine 5 mg vials
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Moxi/Dex/Ketorolac 0.5%/0.1%/0.4%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Moxifloxacin 0.5% + Dexamethazone 0.1%
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Apomorphine HCl 3mg/ml Sterile Injection Solution
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Buprenorphine
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Chlorpheniramine Maleate 10 mg/ml
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Sermorelin 6 mg and Sermorelin 6 mg/GHRP-2 Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Acetylcyst 10% OPHT SOL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterile products were not produced in a controlled, sterile environment.
Class II · Moderate risk
Methylprednisolone Acetate/Lidocaine HCl 40/10 mg/mL Injection
Lack of Processing Controls: Isomeric Pharmacy Solution, LLC announces a voluntary field action for the Methylprednisolone Acetate/Lidocaine HCl 40/10 mg/mL Injection because the sterile injectable products were sterilized too long leading to potential difficulty resuspending particles.
Class II · Moderate risk
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE 200mg/ml
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Aluminum crimps do not fully seal the rubber stopper to the vial on all containers.
Class II · Moderate risk
Prostaglandin 200 mcg/ 0.1 mL -- 25 mL GLASS VIAL
Lack of assurance of sterility: This recall includes of all unexpired lots medications containing Calcium Gluconate, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and /or Prostaglandin) due to unsubstantiated validation of beyond use dating.
Class II · Moderate risk
Papaverine 75 mg / Phentolamine 2.5 mg / Prostaglandin 25 mcg -- 4.2 mL GLASS VIAL
Lack of assurance of sterility: This recall includes of all unexpired lots medications containing Calcium Gluconate, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and /or Prostaglandin) due to unsubstantiated validation of beyond use dating.
Class II · Moderate risk
Papaverine 30 mg / Phentolamine 1 mg / mL -- 5 mL GLASS VIAL
Lack of assurance of sterility: This recall includes of all unexpired lots medications containing Calcium Gluconate, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and /or Prostaglandin) due to unsubstantiated validation of beyond use dating.
Class II · Moderate risk
Calcium Gluconate 2.5% -- 20 mL PLASTIC SYRINGE
Lack of assurance of sterility: This recall includes of all unexpired lots medications containing Calcium Gluconate, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and /or Prostaglandin) due to unsubstantiated validation of beyond use dating.
Class II · Moderate risk
Calcium Gluconate 1% -- 1000 mL VIAFLEX IV BAG
Lack of assurance of sterility: This recall includes of all unexpired lots medications containing Calcium Gluconate, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and /or Prostaglandin) due to unsubstantiated validation of beyond use dating.
Class II · Moderate risk
Itraconazole 0.2%/Mupirocin 0.2%/Triamcinolone 0.03% Nasal Spray
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
Class II · Moderate risk
Itraconazole 0.2%/Mupirocin 0.2% Nasal Spray
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
Class II · Moderate risk
Clotrimazole 1%/ Betamethasone Dipropionate 0.05% Otic Solution
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
Class II · Moderate risk
Quad-Mix #3
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
Class II · Moderate risk
Vitamin B Complex # 3
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
Class II · Moderate risk
Vitamin B Complex # 1
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility.
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