The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1102-2016·Announced 2016-07-13

Reliable Drug Recalls Triamcinolone Products Due to Processing Control Deficiencies

Reliable Drug/Reliable Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all triamcinolone products compounded between March 2015 and March 2016 due to a lack of processing controls.

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 agency classified this recall as FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when specific hazard details like 'lack of processing controls' are cited without explicit reports of hospitalization or death.

Plain-English summary

Reliable Drug/Reliable Compounding Pharmacy, located in San Francisco, California, is recalling all triamcinolone products compounded by the facility. The recall covers all lots compounded between March 24, 2015, and March 24, 2016, that are within their expiration dates. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of processing controls. The affected products were distributed in the United States, specifically in California, Hawaii, and New Mexico. These are prescription-only products.

Consumers who have these products should stop using them and contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider for further instructions. The recalling firm is Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy.

The recalled product

Product
All triamcinolone Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

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 compounded between 03/24/2015 and 03/24/2016 and within expiry.

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 70 recalled by Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy 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 70 products in this recall →