Reported Jan 22, 2014 · Terminated

PEGASPARGASE ONCASPAR Injection, 3750 International Units Per 5mL vial, Rx ONLY, sigma-tau PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 9841…

Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 9841 Washingtonian Blvd Ste 500 · Gaithersburg, MD · 20878-1978

Is this the product you have?

  • PEGASPARGASE ONCASPAR Injection, 3750 International Units Per 5mL vial, Rx ONLY, sigma-tau PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 9841 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 NDC 54482-301-01
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot# 3012A
    • 3013A
    • 30138
    • Exp. 11/13 Lot# 3014A
    • 3014A CLIN
    • Exp. 12/13
Amount recalled
7479 vials

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sigma-Tau PharmaSource, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of five lots of Oncaspar Injection, because of a crack under the crimp seal which caused a leak.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 18, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:47 PM UTC

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