Recall of Injectable Ascorbic Acid Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns
Oregon Compounding Centers is recalling injectable Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin B) due to quality control issues affecting sterility assurance identified during an FDA inspection.
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 agency classification is FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a lack of sterility assurance in injectable products, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or infection.
Plain-English summary
Oregon Compounding Centers, Inc. dba Creative Compounds is recalling 100 mL glass vials of Ascorbic Acid (B), 500 mg/mL, injectable. The recall includes Lot # 20140821@17 with a discard date of 10/20/2014. The product was distributed in Oregon and Washington.
The recall was initiated due to a lack of sterility assurance. During a recent FDA inspection, quality control procedures were observed that present a potential risk to sterility assurance for all lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- ASCORBIC ACID (B), 500 mg/mL, injectable, 100 mL glass vial, RX, Creative Compounds, Wilsonville, OR 97070.
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 #: 20140821@17
- discard date:10/20/2014
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 56 recalled by Oregon Compounding Centers, Inc. dba Creative Compounds 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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