FDA recalls 9 batches of 'contaminated' antibiotic TazocinThe Food and Drug Administration has recalled nine batches of the antibiotic medication Tazocin after silicone oil contamination was found in numerous vials. The FDA was alerted by Ramathibodi Hospital that Tazocin with the registration number 2cl/54 (N), by Pfizer (Thailand) Co, was contaminated. Silicone oil or polydimethylsiloxane contamination was found in nine batches of vials of Tazocin, said Surachoke Tangwiwat, FDA deputy secretary-general. The following nine batches of Tacozin were recalled: ALI4/T1 (with the manufacturing and expiration dates 12/2018, 11/2021 respectively), ALI4/V2 (12/2018, 11/2021), ALI5/T1 (12/2018, 11/2021), ALCP/E1 (09/2018, 08/2021), ALI7/V1 (12/2018, 11/2021), ALIA/12 (12/2018, 11/2021), ALCR/E1 (09/2018, 08/2021), ALI5/V1 (12/2018, 11/2021), and ALHY/1 (12/2018, 11/2021). Tazocin, also sold as Zosyn and under other names, is a combination medication containing the antibiotic piperacillin and the inhibitor enzyme tazobactam, according to Wikipedia.

Source: Bangkok Post October 02, 2019 09:42 UTC