Class II · Moderate risk
Fluphenazine HCl Elixir
Failed Stability Specifications
Trastuzumab Kit containing 1 vial Trastuzumab
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Presence of Particulate Matter: One lot of Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP diluent vials that were packed with Trastuzumab Kits for investigational use has the potential to contain glass particulates.
Cause type: Particulate / foreign matter
Visible foreign particles - glass, metal, fibers or other material - found in the product. Particles can enter from equipment wear, containers or the process, and are dangerous in injectables. All particulate / foreign matter recalls.
What was recalled
Trastuzumab Kit containing 1 vial Trastuzumab (nominal content: 440 mg); 1 20 mL multiple dose vial Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP (1.1% benzyl alcohol), Manufactured by Hospira, Inc., for Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990, NDC 50242-903-69; and 1 Reconstitution Instructions per kit; Investigation Use only, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990.
Affected NDC
50242-0903-69
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Drug: Alcohol
- Recalling firm
- Genentech Inc
- NDC code
- 50242-903-69
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-135-2013 · FDA notice
Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week. 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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