Class II · Moderate risk
Leucovorin Calcium for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Leucovorin
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. 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
LEUCOVORIN, LYOPHILIZED 100 MG VIAL INJECTABLE 1 VIAL 10 VIAL 100 VIAL 2 VIAL 24 VIAL 30 VIAL 50 VIAL 60 VIAL 76 VIAL; LEUCOVORIN, LYOPHILIZED 350 MG VIAL INJECTABLE 10 VIAL 15 VIAL 20 VIAL 22 VIAL 28 VIAL 30 VIAL 4 VIAL 40 VIAL 5 VIAL 50 VIAL 8 VIAL; LEUCOVORIN, LYOPHILIZED 500 MG VIAL INJECTABLE 10 VIAL 14 VIAL 15 VIAL 17 VIAL 2 VIAL 20 VIAL 23 VIAL 25 VIAL 27 VIAL 3 VIAL 30 VIAL 33 VIAL 36 VIAL 5 VIAL 50 VIAL (35 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Drug: Leucovorin
- 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-1555-2012 · 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.
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Class II · Moderate risk
Leucovorin Calcium for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Leucovorin Calcium for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Leucovorin Calcium for Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Leucovorin 15mg 24
CGMP Deviations: Intermittent exposure to temperature excursion during storage.
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