FDA alerts compounding pharmacies of a nationwide voluntary recall of Syrspend SF and Syrspend SF Grape suspending agents from Fagron Inc., due to microbial contamination with yeast
[2/10/2016] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting compounding pharmacies of the voluntary recall of certain lots of SyrSpend SF and SyrSpend SF Grape suspending agents used in compounding of various oral liquid drug products, due to the presence of yeast ( Candida galli ). The SyrSpend SF lots are: 15I21-U01-026920 15J26-U05-027457 15J26-U05-027473 15I21-U01-027370 15J19-U05-027406 The SyrSpend SF Grape lots are: 15G29-U03-025975 15A05-U03-022765 15A05-U06-023277 If an immunocompromised patient or a child with an immature immune system ingests the contaminated product, there is a potential the patient will get an infection for which systemic antimicrobial therapy would be necessary. FDA recommends that compounders not use the...