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FDA drug recalls in 2012

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2012, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

534 recalls, newest first.

Class II · Moderate risk

Ketorolac Tromethamine 30mg/Ml Injectable 10 Ml 24 Ml 500 Ml

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1552-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Kenalog-40**

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1551-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Isosulfan Blue 1% Injectable 10 Ml 15 Ml

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1550-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Iopamidol 41% Injectable 198 Ml 99 Ml 50 Ml 600 Ml 72 Ml

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1549-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Iohexol 200mg Iodine/Ml Injectable 120 Ml 300 Ml 50 Ml 600 Ml 72 Ml

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1548-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Insulin

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab D-1547-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Hands Down Medicated Lotion Soap

Labeling: Presence of Undeclared Additive: Medicated lotion soap produced and distributed by the recalling firm contains the unapproved ingredient, Red Dye #15. This dye is not approved for use in food, drugs or cosmetics.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Kutol Products Co Inc D-1387-2012
Class I · High risk

a) Firminite 805 mg is packaged in 2 count

Marketed Without an Approved NDA/ANDA: These products found to contain undeclared tadalafil. Tadalafil is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction (ED), making these products unapproved new drugs.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared InSo-Independent Contractor for West Coast Nutritionals,LTD D-326-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Zemplar (paricalcitol)

CGMP Deviations: There is potential that Abbott's third party manufacturer, Hospira, may have applied a foreign (incorrect) stopper to vials in a specific lot of Zemplar Injection.

Terminated cGMP deviation Abbott Laboratories NDC 0074-1658-05 D-1388-2012
Class I · High risk

HYDROmorphone HCl Injection

Superpotent (Single Ingredient) Drug: Some of the prefilled cartridge units have been found to be overfilled and contain more than the 1 mL labeled fill volume.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-1283-31 D-1444-2012
Class III · Low risk

Morton

Impurities/Degradation Products: The product was found to contain a slightly out of specification level of bromides, exceeding the bromides limit for USP Sodium Chloride.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Morton Salt Co. D-1656-2012
Class II · Moderate risk

Estradiol Hemihydrate M20 EP/USP Powder

Cross Contamination w/Other Products: This active pharmaceutical ingredient is being recalled due to cross contamination with another product.

Terminated Cross-contamination Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. D-1433-2012
Class III · Low risk

Endocet (oxycodone and acetaminophen)

Adulterated Presence of Foreign Tablets: Customer complaint that some Endocet 10 mg/325 mg tablets were found mixed in a bottle with Endocet 10 mg/650 mg tablets.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 60951-797-70 D-1381-2012

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