D-821-2013 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Gilead Sciences, Inc. — Foster City, CA

Recall Details

Product Type
Drugs
Report Date
July 31, 2013
Initiation Date
June 20, 2013
Termination Date
March 5, 2014
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
478,352 vials

Product Description

AmBisome (amphotericin B) liposome for Injection, 50 mg, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Single-Use Vial, Rx Only, Marketed by: Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Northbrook, IL 60062, Manufactured by: Gilead Sciences, Inc., San Dimas, CA 91773, NDC 0469-3051-30.

Reason for Recall

Lack of Sterility Assurance; During a routine simulation of the manufacturing of AmBisome, a bacterial contamination was detected in some media fill units. No contaminated batches have actually been identified in the finished product, but there is a possibility of contamination.

Distribution Pattern

Foreign distribution only to France, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Denmark,Turkey, Ireland, Norway, Malta, UK, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Germany, India, Hong Kong, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UAE, Singapore, Ecuador, Oman, El Salvador, MCF Holland, MSF, France, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Finland, Sweden.

Code Information

Lot #: 042262AD, 042262AD1, 042263AD, 042263AD1, 042264AD, 042265AD, 042265AD1, 042265AD2, Exp 06/2015; 42269AK, 042270AD, 042270AD1, 042270AD3, 042270AD4, 042273AD, Exp 07/2015 and 07/2016 (Germany only); 042285AD, Exp 08/2015 and 8/2016 (UK only); 042293AA, 042293AE, 042293AK, 042298AD, Exp 09/2015; 0422A6AD, Exp 10/15 (for Finland, Greece, Turkey) and Exp10/2016 (for Sweden, UK, Lebanon), 0422B0AD, Exp 10/2015 (for Turkey, Netherland, France), and Exp 10/2016 (for Poland), 0422B0AD1, Exp 10/2015, 0422C1AA, 042304AD, Exp 01/2016 (Spain), and Exp 01/2017 (for Germany, Switzerland), 042304AD1, 042311AD, Exp 01/2016, and Exp 01/2017 (France, UK).