The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0255-2016·Announced 2015-11-25

US Compounding Recalls Hyaluronic Acid Syringes Due to Sterility Concerns

US Compounding Inc is recalling 5,118 syringes of Hyaluronic Acid/Lidocaine PF due to deficient practices that may impact 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 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, fitting the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk structural defects in medical products.

Plain-English summary

US Compounding Inc is recalling 5,118 syringes of Hyaluronic Acid/Lidocaine PF (20 mg/1%), 2 mL Single-Use Syringe, For Intra-Articular Injection. The product is compounded by US Compounding Pharmacy in Conway, Arkansas, and is available by prescription only. The recall covers specific lot numbers with expiration dates ranging from October 2015 to December 2015.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The firm identified deficient practices that may have an impact on sterility assurance for all sterile preparations within their expiry. The affected products were distributed nationwide.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled syringes and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
Hyaluronic Acid/Lidocaine PF (20 mg/1%), 2 mL Single-Use Syringe , For Intra-Articular Injection, Rx only, Compounded by US Compounding Pharmacy, Conway, Arkansas, 72032, NDC 62295-3087-02
Manufacturer
US Compounding Inc
Affected units
5,118

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 (5)

  • Lot Numbers: 20150906@32 BUD: 12/6/2015
  • 20150906@33 BUD: 12/6/2015
  • 20151105@45 BUD: 11/7/2015
  • 20151205@12 BUD: 11/8/2015
  • 20151404@39 BUD: 10/11/2015

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 59 recalled by US Compounding 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 59 products in this recall →