The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-1103-2019·Announced 2019-04-17

FDA Recalls Compounded Papaverine-Phentolamine-PGE1 Injectable Due to Insanitary Conditions

Professional Compounding Pharmacy is recalling compounded Papaverine-Phentolamine-PGE1 injectable due to insanitary conditions observed during a recent FDA inspection.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II due to insanitary conditions, which the rubric categorizes as a moderate risk involving low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary measures without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Health Solutions Pharmacy Center Inc dba Professional Compounding Pharmacy is recalling specific lots of Papaverine-Phentolamine-PGE1 16.6-0.55 mg-11.1 mcg/ml injectable, 10 ml. The recall was initiated because insanitary conditions were observed during the compounding of sterile drugs during a recent FDA inspection.

The affected product was dispensed in Oregon between September 1, 2018, and February 20, 2019. The specific lots involved are 09112018@55 and 09012019@37.

Patients who received this medication should contact their healthcare provider for guidance on next steps. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
PAPAVERINE-PHENTOLAMINE-PGE1 16.6-0.55 MG-11.1 MCG/ML* INJECTABLE, 10 ml, Professional Compounding Pharmacy, 996 NW Circle Blvd. #105 Corvallis, OR 97330 .

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 (3)

  • Lot:09112018@55
  • 09012019@37
  • distributed between 09-01-2018 to 02-20-2019.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 25 recalled by Health Solutions Pharmacy Center Inc dba Professional 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 25 products in this recall →

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