Class III · Low risk
Femtrace 0.45 mg
Failed Impurity/Degradation Specifications due to moisture ingress in individual bottles
Carbon Dioxide
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Impurities/Degradation Products: Out Of Specification levels of nitrogen dioxide.
Cause type: Impurity / degradation
An impurity or degradation product above its limit - other than nitrosamines. Unexpected substances in a batch can make it unsafe or less effective, even when the active ingredient is present. All impurity / degradation recalls.
What was recalled
Carbon Dioxide, USP, Medical Gas, packaged in a) size EA aluminum, CGA940 (CDUSPEA), b) size E CGA 940 (CDUSPE), c) 50 lb CGA320 (CDUSP50, CD USP50S), d) size 160 liter (CD USP160LT350) cylinders, Rx only, Airgas, Puritan Medical, Distributed By: Airgas USA, LLC, Radnor, PA.
- Recalling firm
- Airgas Inc
- Origin
- PA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1371-2012 · 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.
Other impurity / degradation recalls from 2012
All impurity / degradation recalls
Class III · Low risk
Femtrace 0.9 mg
Failed Impurity/Degradation Specifications due to moisture ingress in individual bottles
Class III · Low risk
Caziant (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
Impurities/Degradation Products: Out-of-specification results were obtained for a known impurities.
Class II · Moderate risk
Temodar (temozolomide)
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The recall is being initiated due to an out-of-specification result in the degradation product testing detected during stability monitoring.
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