Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Alprostadil 40mg Due to Adverse Reaction Reports
Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling Alprostadil 40mg units distributed nationwide. The recall follows seven reports of skin abscesses linked to a different compounded product.
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 source text reports seven instances of skin abscesses, which constitutes significant injury reports.
Plain-English summary
Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling Alprostadil 40mg units distributed nationwide. The recall is associated with the firm's receipt of seven reports of adverse reactions in the form of skin abscesses. These reactions were potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials.
The affected Alprostadil 40mg units were distributed to multiple states, including AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. The recall covers all codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013.
Consumers should stop using the recalled Alprostadil 40mg product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Alprostadil 40mg, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
- Manufacturer
- Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Compounded Medication
- Affected units
- 1
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 (1)
- all codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 299 recalled by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC 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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