The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1459-2012·Announced 2012-08-22

Franck's Lab Recalls Baclofen Due to Sterility Concerns

Franck's Lab Inc. is recalling sterile Baclofen drugs because FDA sampling found microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where they were prepared.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a lack of assurance of sterility in sterile human drugs, which carries a risk of serious health consequences such as infection, fitting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab, is recalling all sterile human drugs distributed between November 21, 2011, and May 21, 2012. The recall involves eight different products of Baclofen, P.F. (with 0.9% P.F. Normal Saline) and Baclofen, Preservative Free, in various intrathecal and injectable concentrations and volumes.

The recall was initiated because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where these sterile products were prepared. This lack of assurance of sterility poses a risk to patients using these medications.

The affected products were distributed nationwide and in the Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies. A total of 21 units were involved in the recall. Specific prescription numbers associated with the recalled products include 0406446, 0404313, 0381309, 0390603, 0350228, 0389240, 0365111, 0383582, 0391840, 0399130, 0372385, 0387886, and 0406914. Patients and healthcare providers should contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
BACLOFEN, P.F. (WITH 0.9% P.F. NORMAL SALINE) 2,000MCG/ML (2MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. (WITH 0.9% P.F. NORMAL SALINE) 600MCG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. 1,000MCG/ML (1MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 20 ML, 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. 500MCG/ML (0.5MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 40 ML; B
Affected units
21

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 (13)

  • Rx #'s: 0406446
  • 0404313
  • 0381309
  • 0390603
  • 0350228
  • 0389240
  • 0365111
  • 0383582
  • 0391840
  • 0399130
  • 0372385
  • 0387886
  • 0406914

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 100 recalled by Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 100 products in this recall →