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 sterility assurance: Recall of certain batches of 0.9% Sodium Chloride for Injection USP in EXCEL¿ Plus IV Container product due to the possibility of an incomplete seal that may cause leakage. The impacted lots may exhibit microscopic channel leaks near the port assembly of the product.
Lack of assurance of sterility: Suspected microbial growth present on external label packaging.
Lack of assurance of sterility: Medial fill with presence of Cupriavidus pauculus.
Non-Sterility: FDA analysis found unopened products to have bacterial contamination.
Non-Sterility: FDA analysis found unopened products to have bacterial contamination.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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