The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0477-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

Promise Pharmacy Recalls Lysine HCl Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Promise Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 11 vials of Lysine HCl injection due to a lack of sterility assurance. The affected lot was distributed nationwide.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant injury or property damage reports, or in this case a critical sterility failure in an injectable drug, align with a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Promise Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 11 vials of Lysine HCl, 100 mg/mL injection, 10ml, Rx Only. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of sterility assurance in the product.

The affected product is identified by Lot 11132018@8 with a Beyond Use Date of 12/28/2018. The recall covers 11 10 ml vials that were distributed nationwide in the USA.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Lysine HCl, 100 mg/mL injection, 10ml, Rx Only, Promise Pharmacy Compounding Specialists 31818 US Hwy 19N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot: 11132018@8 BUD: 12/28/2018

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 →

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