The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0173-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

Fallon Wellness Pharmacy Recalls Papaverine Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Fallon Wellness Pharmacy is recalling 10 vials of PAPA/PHEN/PROST injection due to environmental monitoring excursions that raise concerns about sterility assurance.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 lack of assurance of sterility in an injectable medication, which poses a risk of serious health consequences such as infection.

Plain-English summary

Fallon Wellness Pharmacy, L.L.C. is recalling 10 vials of PAPA/PHEN/PROST (papaverine/phentolamine/prostaglandin) 18 mg/0.6 mg/0.006 mg/mL Injection. The affected product consists of 1 mL vials with lot numbers 09192016@41 and 09192016@69, and an expiration date of 11/04/2016.

The recall was initiated because the product was produced on a day when there was an excursion in environmental monitoring data. This event creates a lack of assurance regarding the sterility of the medication. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

The product was distributed in New York. Consumers who possess this medication should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
PAPA/PHEN/PROST (papverine/phentolamine/prostaglandin) 18 mg/0.6 mg/0.006 mg/mL Injection, 1 mL vials, Fallon Wellness Pharmacy LLC, 1057 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110.
Manufacturer
Fallon Wellness Pharmacy, L.L.C.
Category
Drug — Injectable Medication
Hazard
Affected units
10

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Lot #: 09192016@41
  • 09192016@69
  • Exp 11/04/2016

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Fallon Wellness Pharmacy, L.L.C. 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.

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