The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-588-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

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.

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 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
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.

See all 15 products in this recall →