The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-113-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls HCG Syringes Due to Adverse Reaction Reports

Main Street Family Pharmacy is recalling HCG 175 iu prefilled syringes after receiving reports of skin abscesses potentially linked to the 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 agency classification is FDA Class II, and the source text reports adverse reactions (skin abscesses), which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity involving Class II recalls with injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 4,738 units of HCG 175 iu prefilled syringes. The recall is being conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under recall number D-113-2014.

The firm initiated the recall after receiving seven reports of adverse reactions in the form of skin abscesses. These reactions are potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials. The source text does not specify if the HCG syringes themselves contained the methylprednisolone or if the adverse reactions were directly caused by the HCG product, but the recall is associated with these reports.

The affected units were distributed nationwide to the following states and districts: 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 affected. Consumers should contact the recalling firm at 888-658-6200 for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
HCG 175 iu prefilled syringes, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
Affected units
4,738

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

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 39 states specifically:

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.

See all 299 products in this recall →