The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1546-2012·Announced 2012-08-22

Franck's Compounding Lab Recalls Indocyanine Green Injectable Kits Due to Sterility Concerns

Franck's Compounding Lab is recalling Indocyanine Green injectable kits because FDA sampling found microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products 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 the hazard involves a lack of assurance of sterility in injectable drugs, which carries a risk of serious injury or death from infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab, is recalling 134 units of Indocyanine Green injectable kits and vials. The affected products include various strengths (1mg, 5mg, 15mg, 25mg, and 30mg) in kit and vial formats. These sterile human drugs were distributed between November 21, 2011, and May 21, 2012.

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

The products were distributed nationwide as well as to the Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using these products and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
INDOCYANINE GREEN - KIT 15MG INJECTABLE 1 KIT, 100 KIT, 12 KIT, 20 KIT, 50 KIT, 6 KIT, 75 KIT, 8 KIT; INDOCYANINE GREEN - KIT 1MG INJECTABLE 1 KIT, 10 `KIT, 10 KIT, 100 KIT, 18 VIAL, 2 KIT (51 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Affected units
134

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 →