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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0683-2016·Announced 2016-02-24

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Sterile Hydroxyprogesterone Due to Sterility Concerns

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded hydroxyprogesterone products in California due to FDA inspection findings regarding 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 sterile compounded products, which poses a significant risk of infection or serious injury, aligning with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk defects.

Plain-English summary

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded hydroxyprogesterone products. The affected products are 1 mg/mL, 20 mL unit sizes that require refrigeration and were compounded by the pharmacy in Berkeley, California.

The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection identified concerns regarding the lack of assurance of sterility for these sterile compounded products. The recall covers all lots of the specified product.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions. The product was distributed in California.

The recalled product

Product
hydroxyprogesterone w/ pres; 1 mg/mL, 20 mL unit size, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 43 recalled by Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. 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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