Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Dexamethasone LA Due to Adverse Reactions
Main Street Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Dexamethasone LA 16mg/ml 10ml vials after reports of skin abscesses linked to a related compounded product.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 and involves reported adverse reactions (skin abscesses), which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity involving significant injury reports.
Plain-English summary
Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 14 units of Dexamethasone LA 16mg/ml 10ml vials. The recall was initiated after the firm received seven reports of adverse reactions in the form of skin abscesses. These reactions were potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials.
The affected Dexamethasone LA units were distributed nationwide to specific states including AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. All codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013 are included in this recall.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled Dexamethasone LA vials and contact Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC at 888-658-6200 for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dexamethasone LA 16mg/ml 10ml, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
- Manufacturer
- Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Compounded Steroid
- Affected units
- 14
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 codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 299 recalled by Main Street Family 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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