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Bevacizumab (Avastin) 2.5mg/0.1mL PF Inj. Recalled by Leiter's Pharmacy Due to Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is...

Date: August 26, 2013
Company: Leiter's Pharmacy
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Drug)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Leiter's Pharmacy directly.

Affected Products

Bevacizumab (Avastin) 2.5mg/0.1mL PF Inj., 0.1 mL syringe, Compounded by Leiter's Compounding Pharmacy, 1700 Park Ave., # 30, San Jose, CA 95126

Quantity: 265 vials

Why Was This Recalled?

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS/failed results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Leiter's Pharmacy

Leiter's Pharmacy has 4 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Drug). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report