The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0682-2023·Announced 2023-05-31

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag Recalled for Lack of Sterility Assurance

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services recalled 80 Neonatal TPN Starter Bags nationwide due to FDA concerns about sterility assurance after an inspection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard—potential lack of sterility in a neonatal parenteral nutrition product—is theoretically serious but unconfirmed; this meets the High threshold as a risk-of-harm product without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc. has recalled Neonatal TPN Starter Bags (Amino Acids 2% and Dextrose 10%, 250 mL bags). Eighty bags distributed nationwide are affected, with lot numbers 37-895214 (exp. 05/04/2023), 37-897950 (exp. 05/13/2023), and 37-899603 (exp. 05/20/2023), NDC 71285-0400-1.

Following an FDA inspection, the manufacturer's ability to assure the sterility of these products was called into question. Neonatal total parenteral nutrition products are administered directly into the bloodstream; contamination could expose vulnerable patients to serious infection.

Healthcare providers with affected bags should stop use immediately. Contact the manufacturer, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., regarding return procedures. Any neonates who may have received affected products should be clinically monitored.

The recalled product

Product
Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 2%/Dextrose 10%, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., Lehigh Valley, 6580 Snowdrift Road, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 71285-0400-1.
Manufacturer
Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.
Hazard
  • lack-of-sterility
  • microbial-contamination

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (6)

  • Lot # 37-895214
  • Exp 05/04/2023
  • 37-897950
  • Exp 05/13/2023
  • 37-899603
  • Exp 05/20/2023

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.