The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0079-2016·Announced 2015-11-04

FDA Recalls Estradiol Pellets Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance

The FDA is recalling Estradiol 12 mg pellets from Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy because the manufacturer cannot ensure the sterile compounded drugs are sterile.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for adverse health consequences (such as lack of sterility assurance) are categorized as Severe (Score 4), as they are not Class I (Critical) but involve significant health risks.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for Estradiol, Pellet, 12 mg, Rx only, manufactured by JD & SN Inc., dba Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy. The recall is due to a lack of assurance of sterility for all sterile human compounded drugs within their expiry date.

The affected product is a prescription-only estradiol pellet. The recall covers the product distributed nationwide. The specific code information for the recalled items is 07102015@10.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled Estradiol pellets and contact their healthcare provider or pharmacist for further instructions. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
ESTRADIOL, Pellet, 12 mg, Rx only, JD & SN Inc, DBA Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy, 1555 S. Pilgrim St. Moses Lake WA 98837, (509)764-2314
Affected units
1

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 07102015@10

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 101 recalled by JD & SN Inc., dba Moses Lake Professional 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 101 products in this recall →