Promise Pharmacy Recalls HCG Injections Due to Sterility Concerns
Promise Pharmacy is recalling 819 vials of HCG injections nationwide due to a lack of sterility assurance.
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 an injectable drug, which poses a significant risk of infection or injury.
Plain-English summary
Promise Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 819 vials of HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) 2,000 units injection. The product is prescription-only and was distributed nationwide in the USA.
The recall was initiated because of a lack of sterility assurance. The affected lots are 07172018@15 with a best use date of 1/13/2019, and 08272018@3 with a best use date of 2/23/2019.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- HCG, Human chorionic gonadotropin 2,000 units, injection, Rx Only, Promise Pharmacy Compounding Specialists 31818 US Hwy 19N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
- Manufacturer
- Promise Pharmacy, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Injectable
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 819
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: 07172018@15 BUD: 1/13/2019
- 08272018@3 BUD: 2/23/2019
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.
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