FDA recall D-1040-2013

Product

Bevacizumab (Avastin) 2.5mg/0.1mL PF Inj., 0.1 mL syringe, Compounded by Leiter's Compounding Pharmacy, 1700 Park Ave., # 30, San Jose, CA 95126

Reason for recall

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS/failed results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Distribution

Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2013-08-26

Report date

2013-09-25

Termination date

2014-08-14

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

San Jose, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1040-2013