The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0013-2020·Announced 2019-10-09

Colonia Care Pharmacy Recalls C-Hydroxocobalamin Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Colonia Care Pharmacy is recalling 15 syringes of C-Hydroxocobalamin 25 mg/mL injection solution because the product's sterility cannot be guaranteed.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are typically scored as Severe (4), particularly when involving sterility issues in injectable products which carry significant risk.

Plain-English summary

Colonia Care Pharmacy is recalling 15 syringes of C-Hydroxocobalamin 25 mg/mL injection solution. The product is a prescription-only medication distributed in 1 mL syringes. The specific lot number is 070919E, with a beyond-use date of August 23, 2019.

The recall was initiated because the product's sterility cannot be guaranteed. This lack of assurance of sterility poses a potential risk to patients who use the injection.

The affected product was distributed via patient-specific prescriptions in New Jersey. Patients who have received this medication should contact their healthcare provider or pharmacy for further instructions on how to proceed.

The recalled product

Product
C-HYDROXOCOBALAMIN 25 MG/ML INJECTION SOLUTION, 1 mL syringe, Rx only, Colonia Care Pharmacy, 515 Inman Ave., Suite A, Colonia, N.J. 07067
Affected units
15

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot #: 070919E
  • BUD 08/23/19

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 32 recalled by Colonia Care Pharmacy under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 32 products in this recall →