FDA recall D-1514-2012

Product

EPINEPHRINE **(25X1ML AMPULS) 1:1000 1MG/ML INJECTABLE 25 ML; EPINEPHRINE HCL SOLUTION 1% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML, 20 ML; EPIINEPHRINE P.F. (SULFITE-FREE) 1:1,000 (1MG/ML) INJECTABLE 1 ML, 2 ML, 20 ML, 25 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 4 ML, 5 ML, 50 ML; EPINEPHRINE PF IN BSS, OPHTHALMIC (CONTAINS SULFITES) 1:1000 (1MG/ML) INJECTABLE 15 ML, 16 ML, 30 ML (15 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

Reason for recall

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.

Distribution

Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2012-05-25

Report date

2012-08-22

Termination date

2014-08-13

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Ocala, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1514-2012