CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 22 Aug 2012 · FDA Enforcement Report
Alprostadil 10mcg/ML Injectable recalled by Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a.
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab is recalling Alprostadil 10mcg/ML Injectable, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 25 May 2012 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1452-2012
- FDA event ID
- 62416
- Recalling firm
- Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab, Ocala, FL
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 25 May 2012
- FDA classified
- 10 Aug 2012
- Reported
- 22 Aug 2012
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Drug class
- Injectable & IV Drugs
Timeline
| 25 May 2012 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 10 Aug 2012 | Classified by FDA | +77 days |
| 22 Aug 2012 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Franck's Lab Inc. initiated a recall of all Sterile Human Drugs distributed between 11/21/2011 and 05/21/2012 because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
ALPROSTADIL 10MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 20 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML; ALPROSTADIL 15MCG/ML INJECTABLE 5 ML; ALPROSTADIL 20MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 10 MLS, 20 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 4 ML, 40 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML; ALPROSTADIL 24MCG/ML INJECTABLE 6 ML; ALPROSTADIL 25MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ALPROSTADIL 30MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ALPROSTADIL 35MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ALPROSTADIL 40MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 10 ML, 10 VIAL, 15 ML, 2 ML, 20 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 40 ML, 5 ML, 50 ML, 6 ML; ALPROSTADIL 50MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 2 ML, 20 ML, 5 ML; ALPROSTADIL 60MCG/ML INJECTABLE 20 ML; ALPROSTADIL (M) 500MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ALPROSTADIL 100MCG/ML INJECTABLE 5 ML; ALPROSTADIL, STERILE 1,000MCG/ML GEL 10 ML, 12 ML, 20 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 6 ML; ALPROSTADIL/PAPAVERINE 10MCG/9MG/ML INJECTABLE; ALPROSTADIL/PHENT 10MCG/0.5MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 5 ML; ALPROSTADIL/PHENT 17MCG/0.5MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ALPROSTADIL/PHENTOLAMINE 40MCG/2MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (50 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Where it was distributed
Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Franck's Lab Inc. initiated a recall of all Sterile Human Drugs distributed between 11/21/2011 and 05/21/2012 because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.
Which lots are affected?
Rx #'s: 0358246, 0364805, 0368284, 0378756, 0380820, 0387648, 0388175, 0388294, 0388761, 0391370, 0393218, 0393296, 0394349, 0394946, 0395082, 0395861, 0396187, 0398267, 0401319, 0404291, 0405612, 0388186, 0399034, 0386335, 0400431, 0407531, 0358246, 0378756, 0388743, 0400047, 0404363, 0388082, 0409372, 0348455, 0350663, 0353518, 0355129, 0355693, 0356375, 0357470, 0357616, 0358082, 0358244, 0358434, 0359158, 0363285, 0365259, 0367960, 0369601, 0370844, 0370856, 0371600, 0372364, 0373144, 0373375, 0373510, 0374111, 0374998, 0375459, 0375602, 0376024, 0376332, 0376872, 0377260, 0377875, 0377985, 0379138, 0379565, 0381219, 0383350, 0383828, 0383945, 0385030, 0386074, 0386125, 0386686, 0386742, 0387013, 0387677, 0387846, 0387958, 0388044, 0388436, 0388779, 0388809, 0389393, 0389418, 0389598, 0390069, 0390100, 0390105, 0390505, 0390514, 0390727, 0390999, 0391218, 0391382, 0391595, 0391844, 0391948, 0391988, 0392128, 0392227, 0392536, 0392693, 0392724, 0393539, 0393726, 0393837, 0393890, 0394052, 0394339, 0394442, 0394610, 0394740, 0394779, 0394933, 0395044, 0395610, 0396031, 0396423, 0396428, 0396488, 0396514, 0396850, 0396858, 0396885, 0397148, 0397215, 0397247, 0397393, 0397721, 0397747, 0398357, 0398790, 0398832, 0399045, 0399061, 0399186, 0399368, 0399512, 0399565, 0399867, 0400110, 0400648, 0400692, 0401141, 0401171, 0401436, 0401685, 0401963, 0402524, 0402833, 0402836, 0403131, 0403599, 0403651, 0403776, 0404125, 0404206,0404594,0405337, 0405746, 0406186, 0406350, 0406503, 0406533, 0406608, 0406961, 0407011, 0407522, 0407608, 0408149, 0408243, 0408471, 0408475, 0408733, 0408803, 0408948, 0409227, 0409652, 0408211, 0370597, 0372090, 0372291, 0377260, 0383350, 0384600, 0386742, 0387759, 0394740, 0395554, 0398507, 0399696, 0400665, 0407851, 0384600, 0390561, 0390730, 0391280, 0404039, 0398586, 0387759, 0363140, 0373946, 0379198, 0381414, 0388131, 0390621, 0391087, 0396493, 0402322, 0406179, 0406683, 0407311, 0407850, 0408048, 0392605, 0378371, 0388907, 0391868, 0390192, 0396500, 0352172, 0357035, 0358183, 0358360, 0360788, 0366242, 0366923, 0368523, 0369902, 0374538, 0375333, 0375959, 0377935, 0378040, 0378351, 0379207, 0381237, 0382171, 0385235, 0386937, 0387960, 0388158, 0388210, 0388404, 0388444, 0388445, 0388596, 0388605, 0389108, 0389341, 0389709, 0390347, 0390351, 0390846, 0391197, 0391199, 0391635, 0391700, 0391753, 0392003, 0392022, 0392047, 0392213, 0392423, 0392641, 0392690, 0393922, 0394131, 0394193, 0394388, 0394635, 0394718, 0394798, 0395372, 0395626, 0395876, 0396249, 0396718, 0397811, 0398107, 0398194, 0398343, 0398844, 0398887, 0398982, 0399110, 0399320, 0399528, 0399765, 0400046, 0400096, 0400297, 0400421, 0400424, 0400598, 0400913, 0401400, 0401500, 0401680, 0401934, 0402088, 0402325, 0402328, 0402586, 0402967, 0403274, 0403345, 0403607, 0404401, 0405474,0405498, 0405724, 0406291, 0406457, 0406542, 0407511, 0408231, 0409030, 0409062, 0409526, 0409607, 0409759, 0410307, 0393753, 0397762, 0403540, 0374221, 0382214, 0395621, 0397852, 0402288, 0406445, 0399687, 0374221, 0366701, 0351976, 0354103, 0384453, 0390423, 0391629, 0393615, 0396582, 0397827, 0398720, 0399013, 0403466, 0406583, 0409862, 0397208, 0361392, 0379145, 0380920, 0387005, 0400616, 0404590, 0404931, 0396725, 0392873, 0357803, 0363807, 0365784, 0370228, 0372609, 0376996, 0377620, 0378319, 0380457, 0381999, 0382394, 0382527, 0382743, 0382990, 0386135, 0386929, 0387451, 0387674, 0389081, 0389143, 0389875, 0390000, 0390409, 0391030, 0391711, 0392245, 0392563, 0392705, 0392767, 0393396, 0393794, 0394466, 0395061, 0396510, 0397503, 0397715, 0397737, 0397916, 0397953, 0398923, 0399635, 0399757, 0399812, 0400282, 0400880, 0402467, 0403426, 0403519, 0403728, 0403832, 0404015, 0404522, 0405565, 0405585, 0406128, 0406628, 0407265, 0407357, 0407736, 0407839, 0408178, 0408378, 0409610, 0409944, 0388717, 0394665, 0367237, 0368886, 0401105, 0395886, 0397863, 0388295, 0387427, 0388295, 0397030
Where was it sold?
Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS II | Alprostadil/Papaverine/Phentolamine 60mcg/30mg/3mg/mL-vial recalled | TMC Acquisition | Sterility | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS III | Alprostadil Injection USP 500 mcg/mL Single Dose Vial, 5 vials recalled | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA | Potency & Assay | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | Alprostadil 25mcg/ML 25mcg/ML Injectable recalled by Vita Pharmacy | Vita Pharmacy | Sterility | DC, PR |
| Drug | CLASS II | Alprostadil 32mcg/ML 32mcg/ML Injectable recalled by Vita Pharmacy | Vita Pharmacy | Sterility | DC, PR |
| Drug | CLASS II | Alprostadil 30mcg/ML Inj 30mcg/ML Injectable recalled by Vita Pharmacy | Vita Pharmacy | Sterility | DC, PR |