The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0445-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

Promise Pharmacy Recalls Glutathione Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Promise Pharmacy, LLC is recalling specific lots of Glutathione Injection because of a lack of sterility assurance. The affected products were distributed nationwide.

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 source text identifies the hazard as a lack of sterility assurance in an injectable drug, which carries a significant risk of serious injury or infection. Per the rubric, structural defects or significant injury risks in medical products align with a Severe (4) classification.

Plain-English summary

Promise Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 288 10 mL vials of Glutathione Injection, 200 mg/mL, Rx Only. The recall is due to a lack of sterility assurance. The affected products include lots 09172018@7 with a best-use date of 12/16/2018, and 10292018@2 with a best-use date of 1/27/2019.

The recalled products were distributed nationwide in the USA. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected lots and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
Glutathione Injection, 200 mg/mL, 10 mL, Rx Only, Promise Pharmacy Compounding Specialists 31818 US Hwy 19N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

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)

  • Lots: 09172018@7 BUD: 12/16/2018
  • 10292018@2 BUD: 1/27/2019

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 51 recalled by Promise 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.

See all 51 products in this recall →