FDA recall D-1638-2012

Product

VANCOMYCIN (INTRAOCULAR) OPHTHALMIC, P.F. (BSS) 0.4% (4MG/ML) (0.4MG/0.1ML) INJE 400 ML; VANCOMYCIN (INTRAOCULAR) OPHTHALMIC, P.F. 1MG/0.1ML (10MG/ML) INJECTABLE 0.1 ML 0.2 ML 1 ML 100 ML 150 ML 2 ML 2 MLS 5 ML 50 ML 6 ML 95 ML; VANCOMYCIN HCL, FTV** 1GM INJECTABLE 3 VIAL 4 VIAL; VANCOMYCIN, FORTIFIED 1% (10MG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML; VANCOMYCIN, FORTIFIED 1.5% (15MG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 15 ML; VANCOMYCIN, FORTIFIED 2% (20MG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML 15 ML; VANCOMYCIN, FORTIFIED 2.5% (25MG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML 15 ML; VANCOMYCIN, FORTIFIED 5% (50MG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 10 ML 15 ML 5 ML; VANCOMYCIN, LYOPHILIZED, OPHTHALMIC KIT 1% KIT 1 KIT 1 VIAL 14 KIT 2 KIT

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. 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, West Indies

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2012-05-21

Report date

2012-08-22

Termination date

2014-08-15

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Ocala, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1638-2012