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FDA drug recalls in 2013

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2013, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

2,085 recalls, newest first.

Class II · Moderate risk

Bevacizumab

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy D-412-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Aluminum Potassium Sulfate Sterile powder

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy D-411-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Acetylcysteine

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy D-410-2014
Class I · High risk

Dextrose* Vial In Sterile Water

Non-Sterility: 50% dextrose is being recalled after particulate matter, later identified as mold, was found floating in the product.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, P.C. D-1156-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Papaverine/Phentolamine 30 mg/mL/2.0 mg/mL Inj

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Compounding Centre At Blue Ridge D-405-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Quad Mix Injectable

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Compounding Centre At Blue Ridge D-404-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Super Triple Mix Injectable

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Compounding Centre At Blue Ridge D-403-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

PGE 20 mcg/mL Injectable

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Compounding Centre At Blue Ridge D-402-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Triple Mix Injectable

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.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Compounding Centre At Blue Ridge D-401-2014
Class I · High risk

Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl)

Presence of Particulate Matter: Units of this lot may have visible metal particles embedded in the vial and in the solution causing the product to be discolored.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-1559-30 D-1161-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP 125mg/5mL

Defective Container: A lidding deformity allowed for the product to have out of specification results for assay and viscosity at the12 month stability timepoint.

Terminated Packaging defect VistaPharm, Inc. NDC 66689-036-50 D-342-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Oxygen

Short Fill: Due to an error in the manufacturing process, cylinders in this lot may be empty and contain no medical oxygen.

Terminated Failed specification Airgas Medical Services D-386-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Ropinirole

Cross contamination with other products: Sandoz is recalling certain lots of Ropinirole Extended Release Tablets 2 mg due to the potential presence of carryover coming from the previously manufactured product, mycophenolate mofetil.

Terminated Cross-contamination Sandoz, Inc NDC 0781-5780-92 D-66458-1

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