The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-642-2013·Announced 2013-07-10

Gentamicin Buffered Recall Due to Sterility Concerns

Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Gentamicin buffered 36.4 mg/ml due to FDA inspection findings regarding quality control and sterility assurance.

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 agency classification is FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a lack of assurance of sterility in a drug product, which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity involving significant injury risk or structural defects in quality control.

Plain-English summary

Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy is recalling specific lots of Gentamicin buffered 36.4 mg/ml. The recall was initiated following FDA inspection findings that raised concerns regarding the quality control processes and the assurance of sterility for the product.

The affected product is a 35ml total quantity of Gentamicin buffered 36.4 mg/ml. The specific lots subject to recall are Lot number CABCAFBB:81 with an expiration date of 5/4/2013, Lot number CABCCEAJ:85 with an expiration date of 3/23/2013, and Lot number CABDCFAC:25 with an expiration date of 8/24/2013.

The product was distributed in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Gentamicin buffered 36.4 mg/ml, Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy, 318 Baston Road, Augusta, GA 30907
Affected units
35

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 (2)

  • Lot number CABCAFBB:81
  • Exp date: 5/4/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 49 recalled by Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy 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 49 products in this recall →