Class II · Moderate risk
Ganciclovir for Injection
Labeling: Label mix-up - one vial was mislabeled as Cladribine Injection 10mg/mL inside a 10-count carton of Ganciclovir 500 mg.
Ganciclovir
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of sterility assurance
Cause type: 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. All sterility / contamination recalls.
What was recalled
GANCICLOVIR ( CYTOVENE) (a)1480MG IN NS 296ML, (b) 740 MG IN NS 336 ML, antiviral, Rx Only, use with a Curlin pump, Sentara Home Infusion Pharmacy Services, 535 Independence Pkwy, Ste 300, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Drug: Ganciclovir
- Recalling firm
- Sentara Infusion Services
- Origin
- VA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0294-2023 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Product sterility cannot be guaranteed.
Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.
Class II · Moderate risk
Ganciclovir
Lack of Sterility Assurance: All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired due to concerns associated with quality control procedures that present a potential risk to sterility assurance that were observed during a recent FDA inspection.
Class II · Moderate risk
GANCICLOVIR -preservative free
Lack of Sterility Assurance: All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired due to concerns associated with quality control procedures that present a potential risk to sterility assurance that were observed during a recent FDA inspection.
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of sterility assurance
Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of sterility assurance
Class II · Moderate risk
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Lack of sterility assurance
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