PharmaTech, the Davie, Fla.-based manufacturer of the laxative product, voluntarily recalled all non-expired lots of its docusate sodium solution after the FDA confirmed it was contaminated with burkholderia cepacia bacteria and linked to an outbreak in five states. The product is distributed by Rugby Laboratories in Livonia, Mich.
The FDA and CDC are currently investigating the issue to identify other potentially contaminated docusate sodium products, as several patients reported infections after taking similar laxative products manufactured by other companies.
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