The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-441-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

CAPS Recalls Neonate Starter IV Infusion Bags Due to Sterility Failure

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services is recalling two bags of Neonate Starter IV infusion bags because they failed sterility tests for microbial contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc. (CAPS) is recalling two bags of The Medical Center of Aurora (CO) Neonate Starter 2% AA/D10W, Trophamine 2% Dextrose 10% IV infusion bags. The product is a sterile injectable compounded drug packaged in 250 ml bags.

The recall was initiated because the product failed out-of-specification results for the sterility test, indicating microbial contamination. The affected lot number is 37-74705, with a manufacture date of December 15, 2014, and an expiration date of December 24, 2014.

The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
The Medical Center of Aurora (CO) Neonate Starter 2% AA/D10W, Trophamine 2% Dextrose 10%, compound vol: 250 ml, sterile injectable, Rx only, compounded drug, IV infusion bag packaged in a corrugated box, each container is lined with a polystyrene insert; CAPS, Allentown, PA.
Affected units
2

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Lot numbers (6)

  • Neonate Starter 2% AA/D10W
  • lot number 37-74705
  • Made on 15 DEC 2014
  • EXP 24 DEC 2014
  • CAPS Rx: 37-74705-0-2-R
  • Disp ID: 37-1124595

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 34 recalled by Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc. 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 34 products in this recall →

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