Pentec Health Recalls Proplete 60-69 KG Intradialytic Nutrition Bags
Pentec Health is recalling 59 bags of Proplete 60-69 KG intradialytic parenteral nutrition due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 a parenteral nutrition product, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death from infection.
Plain-English summary
Pentec Health Inc is recalling 59 bags of Proplete 60-69 KG (Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition - dialysate solution with added amino acids) in 555mL bags. The recall is due to a lack of assurance of sterility for the compounded sterile renal nutritional prescriptions.
The affected products were distributed to dialysis centers and directly to patients. The compounding dates for the recalled items are April 23, 2013, April 24, 2013, April 29, 2013, and May 1, 2013. The discard-after dates are May 20, 2013, and May 22, 2013.
Patients and dialysis centers should stop using the affected products and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Proplete 60 - 69 KG (Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition - dialysate solution with added amino acids), in 555mL bag, Pentec Health Inc, 4 Creek Parkway Suite A Boothwyn, PA 19061-3132
- Manufacturer
- Pentec Health
- Category
- Drug — Parenteral Nutrition
- Affected units
- 59
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 (5)
- Compounding Date: 04/23/13
- 04/24/13
- 04/29/13
- 05/01/13 Discard after: 05/20/13
- 05/22/13
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Pentec Health 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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