The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0144-2015·Announced 2014-11-05

Martin Avenue Pharmacy Recalls Compounded Sterile Preparations Due to Sterility Concerns

Martin Avenue Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling compounded sterile preparations, including triamcinolone acetonide, due to quality control observations that risk sterility assurance.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk to sterility assurance for injectable products, which is a high-risk hazard where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of all compounded sterile preparations within their expiry dates. This recall includes triamcinolone acetonide suspending vehicle packaged in amber glass injectable vials.

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 affected products.

The recall is distributed nationwide. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected products and contact Martin Avenue Pharmacy or their healthcare provider for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Triamcinolone acetonide suspending vehicle (PF) vehicle packaged in an amber glass injectable vial, 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: 06172014@27
  • Exp 9/15/2014

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 →