The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0122-2015·Announced 2014-11-05

Martin Avenue Pharmacy Recalls Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Eye Drops

Martin Avenue Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling compounded polyhexamethylene biguanide eye drops due to quality control issues that risk sterility assurance.

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 and involves a risk to sterility assurance, which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity (FDA Class II with potential for significant injury).

Plain-English summary

Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of all compounded sterile preparations within their expiry dates. This recall specifically includes Polyhexamethylene biguanide 0.02% ophthalmic solution packaged in an opaque squeeze bottle eye dropper. The affected product is identified by Lot Number 08112014@28 with an expiration date of 11/9/2014.

The recall was initiated following a recent FDA inspection that identified observations associated with certain quality control procedures. These observations present a risk to the assurance of sterility for the compounded preparations. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their pharmacist or Martin Avenue Pharmacy for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Polyhexamethylene biguanide 0.02% opthalmic solution packaged in an opaque squeeze bottle eye dropper, Martin Avenue Pharmacy, 1247 Rickert Dr, Naperville, IL.

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 (2)

  • Lot Number: 08112014@28
  • Exp 11/9/2014

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 118 recalled by Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. 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 118 products in this recall →