Recall of Sterile Ketorolac Tromethamine Injectable Due to Microbial Contamination
Franck's Lab Inc. is recalling sterile ketorolac tromethamine injectable products because environmental 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 sterile injectable drugs contaminated with microorganisms and fungal growth, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death from infection.
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 14 units of ketorolac tromethamine injectable products in various concentrations and volumes, including 30mg/ml and 60mg/ml formulations.
The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where these sterile products were prepared. The affected products were distributed nationwide and to several international locations, including the Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and the West Indies.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled products immediately. The specific prescription numbers associated with the recalled units are 0407225, 0407852, 0405175, 0408193, 0403243, 0404737, 0392573, 0392575, 0392577, 0401951, and 0404831.
The recalled product
- Product
- KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 30MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML 24 ML 500 ML; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 60MG/ML INJECTABLE 48 ML; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE, 1ML SDV**25X1ML 30MG/ML INJECTABLE 50 ML 75 ML; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE, P.F. 60MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (7 DIFFERENT PRODU
- Category
- Drug — Injectable Sterile Drug
- Affected units
- 14
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 98 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.
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