Class II · Moderate risk
BioGlo Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Products have not been manufactured in conformance with current good manufacturing practices.
Fluorescein/Indocyanine
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Franck's Lab Inc. initiated a recall of all Sterile Human Drugs distributed between 11/21/2011 and 05/21/2012 because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.
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
FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 200MG/10MG VIAL INJECTABLE 12 VIAL, 20 VIAL, 24 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 200MG/15MG VIAL INJECTABLE 23 VIAL, 25 VIAL, 30 VIAL, 7 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 200MG/5MG VIAL INJECTABLE 1 VIAL, 10 VIAL, 12 VIAL, 13 VIAL, 15 VIAL, 2 VIAL, 20 VIAL, 24 VIAL, 3 VIAL, 30 VIAL, 40 VIAL, 41 VIAL, 5 VIAL, 50 VIAL, 6 VIAL, 7 VIAL, 9 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 300MG/5MG VIAL INJECTABLE 10 VIAL, 15 VIAL, 20 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 300MG/7.5MG VIAL INJECTABLE 20 vials, 6 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 400MG/15MG VIAL INJECTABLE 10 VIAL, 14 VIAL, 15 VIAL, 16 VIAL, 2 VIAL, 20 VIAL, 21 VIAL, 25 VIAL, 250 VIAL, 3 VIAL, 30 VIAL, 32 VIAL, 4 VIAL, 40 VIAL, 5 VIAL, 50 VIAL, 6 VIAL, 8 VIALS, 9 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 500MG/25MG VIAL INJECTABLE 1 VIAL, 12 VIAL, 2 VIAL, 23 VIAL, 30 VIAL, 6 VIAL, 8 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 600MG/12.5MG VIAL INJECTABLE 58 VIAL, 680 VIAL, 692 VIAL, 724 VIAL, 750 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 600MG/15MG VIAL INJECTABLE 2 VIAL, 3 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHYLIZED 1000MG/10MG INJECTABLE 100 VIAL, 137 VIAL, 140 VIAL, 153 VIAL, 200 VIAL, 47 VIAL, 60 VIAL, 63 VIAL (70 DIFFEENT PRODUCTS)
Drug: Fluorescein
- Recalling firm
- Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
- Origin
- FL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1519-2012 · 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 Fluorescein recalls
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Class II · Moderate risk
Bio Glo Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Products have not been manufactured in conformance with current good manufacturing practices.
Class II · Moderate risk
CHNaO Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Products have not been manufactured in conformance with current good manufacturing practices.
Class III · Low risk
Fluorescein 2% Ophth
Subpotent Drug
Class II · Moderate risk
Ful-Glo
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used in the product is not being manufactured to the current USP monograph in regard to Unspecified Impurities.
Other recalls by Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
All 2012 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Ceftriaxone 1 gm/50 mL D5W
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy within expiry are subject to this recall. This recall is initiated due to concerns associated with quality control procedures observed during a recent FDA inspection.
Class II · Moderate risk
Cefepime 2 gm/100 mL 0.9%NS
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy within expiry are subject to this recall. This recall is initiated due to concerns associated with quality control procedures observed during a recent FDA inspection.
Class II · Moderate risk
Ceftriaxone 2 gm/100 mL D5W
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy within expiry are subject to this recall. This recall is initiated due to concerns associated with quality control procedures observed during a recent FDA inspection.
Class II · Moderate risk
Cefepime 1 gm/100 mL 0.9%NS
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; All lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy within expiry are subject to this recall. This recall is initiated due to concerns associated with quality control procedures observed during a recent FDA inspection.
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