The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0546-2016·Announced 2016-01-06

Walgreens Recalls Famotidine Injection Syringes Due to Sterility Concerns

Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling 21 famotidine injection syringes compounded by Option Care 148 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 21 syringes of famotidine injection (10 mg/1 mL and 80 mg/8 mL). The product is prescription-only and was compounded by Option Care 148 in San Antonio, Texas.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The affected lots are all within their expiration dates. The product was distributed in Texas.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or pharmacist for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Famotidine injection syringe a) 10 mg/1 mL b) 80 mg/8 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045
Hazard
Affected units
21

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.

See all 33 products in this recall →