Walgreens Recalls Insulin Syringes Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns
Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling 23 insulin syringes in Texas due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (sterility issue) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling 23 units of Insulin Regular (Human) syringes. The affected products include 15 unit/0.15 mL, 24 unit/0.24 mL, and 50 unit/0.5 mL syringes, which are prescription-only and compounded by Option Care 148 in San Antonio, Texas. The recall covers all lots within their expiration dates.
The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The products were distributed in Texas.
Consumers who have these specific syringes should stop using them and contact their healthcare provider or pharmacist for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Insulin Regular (Human) syringe, a)15 unit/0.15 mL, b) 24 unit/0.24mL syringe, c) 50 unit/0.5 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045
- Manufacturer
- Walgreens Infusion Services
- Category
- Drug — Insulin Syringes
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23
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 lots within expiry.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 33 recalled by Walgreens Infusion Services 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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