TABLE I

Eleven Recalls Issued for Injectable Pharmaceuticals within the Last 5 Years due to a Lack of Sterility Associated with Cracked Glass Containers

DrugDateCompanyCountrySourceRecall Number
Yervoy10/18/2014Bristol-Myers SquibbCanadahttp://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/41861a-eng.php*
Amoxil10/15/2014GSKUKhttps://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/drug-alert-amoxil-vials-for-injection-500mg-and-1g-augmentin-intravenous-600mg-and-1-2g-cracks-in-vials-used-for-packaging*
Methotrexate Sodium12/18/2013TevaCanadahttp://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/37319a-eng.php*
Oncaspar11/15/2013Link Medical Products Pty LtdAustraliahttp://apps.tga.gov.au/PROD/SARA/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-01226-1RC-2013-RN-01226-1
Pegaspargase Oncaspar11/1/2013Sigma-Tau PharmaceuticalsUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/Enforcementeports/default.htmD-736-2014
Recombivax HB6/26/2013MerckUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm359493.htmB-0625-14
Cefazolin5/30/2013SandozUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/default.htmD-597-2013
Vancomycin Hydrochloride2/7/2013Pharmaceutical Partners of CanadaCanadahttp://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/23809r-eng.php*
Cyanocobalamin9/27/2012Fresenius KabiUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/default.htmD-0297-2015
Cyanocobalamin Injection4/2/2012American RegentUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm298545.htm*
Midazolam/Heparin/Ketorolac Tromethamine/Ondansetron/Diazepam7/8/2011HospiraUSAhttp://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/ucm282859.htm*