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.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS/failed results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of these products cannot be assured.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of these products cannot be assured.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Pharmacy Creations is recalling Lidocaine 1% PF Sterile Injection and EDTA disodium 150 mg/mL due to lack of assurance of sterility.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Pharmacy Creations is recalling Lidocaine 1% PF Sterile Injection and EDTA disodium 150 mg/mL due to lack of assurance of sterility.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy is recalling one lot of Progesterone in Ethyl Oleate sterile injection due to concerns of sterility assurance with the specialty pharmacy's independent testing laboratory.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Park Compounding is voluntarily recalling two lots of Methylcobalamin 5mg/ml and Multitrace-5 Concentrate, and one lot of Testosterone Cypionate (sesame oil) for injection due lack of sterility assurance.
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