Australia's Queensland Health Confirms compounded drugs were contaminated

Australia’s Queensland Health says that a fungal contamination occurred in a bad batch of chemotherapy drugs used to treat 17 Queensland cancer patients, ABC reported.

Queensland Health says the patients were in public and private hospitals across the state and have not suffered any adverse effects to date, but are being closely monitored by their clinicians.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued a product recall notice for compounded drugs manufactured by Fresenius Kabi Australia Proprietary Limited two weeks ago.

The TGA says a risk assessment by Fresenius Kabi found there is a potential risk for patients as the sterility of product may have been compromised.

All affected stocks of the suspect drug have now been recalled.

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