The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0181-2015·Announced 2014-11-12

Recall of Chorionic Gonadotropin Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Oregon Compounding Centers is recalling 145 vials of Chorionic Gonadotropin due to quality control issues affecting 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, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric for significant injury or health risk potential.

Plain-English summary

Oregon Compounding Centers, Inc. dba Creative Compounds is recalling 145 vials of Chorionic Gonadotropin, 4000 Units, sterile powder for reconstitution. The affected lots are 20140728@55 (discard date 1/14/2015) and 20140915@14 (discard date 3/8/2015). The product was distributed in Oregon and Washington.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of sterility assurance. FDA inspection identified concerns associated with quality control procedures 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 affected product and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, 4000 Units, sterile powder for reconstitution, glass vial, RX, Creative Compounds, Wilsonville, OR 97070
Affected units
145

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 (4)

  • Lot #: 20140728@55
  • discard date: 1/14/2015
  • Lot #: 20140915@14
  • discard date: 3/8/2015.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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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