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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0779-2017·Announced 2017-05-24

Key Pharmacy Recalls Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Ophthalmic Solution Due to Sterility Concerns

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center is recalling specific lots of Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution because the firm cannot ensure the product is sterile.

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 assurance of sterility in a compounded drug, which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity involving significant injury risks or Class II classifications with potential for serious harm.

Plain-English summary

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center is recalling Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, a prescription-only ophthalmic product prepared in 10mL glass multiple-dose vials. The recall affects Lot # t02-17-2017@85, which has an expiration date of 5/21/2017. The product was distributed nationwide in the U.S.A., as well as in Australia and Canada.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The firm is recalling these sterile compounded drugs while they are within their expiration date because it cannot guarantee that the product remains sterile.

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

The recalled product

Product
SODIUM CARBOXYM-CELL PF 0.5% OPHTH, opthalmic, 0.50%, Rx only, 10mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy
Manufacturer
Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
Category
Drug — Compounded Ophthalmic
Hazard

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot # t02-17-2017@85
  • Exp 5/21/2017

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 79 recalled by Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center 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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