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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1146-2019·Announced 2019-04-24

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy Recalls HCG Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy is recalling HCG 1,000 U/mL Injection vials nationwide due to a lack of sterility assurance.

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. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for significant injury or property damage (implied by lack of sterility assurance in an injectable drug) are classified as Severe.

Plain-English summary

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. is recalling HCG 1,000 U/mL Injection, 30 mL vials. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of sterility assurance for the product.

The affected product is distributed nationwide. All lots of the HCG 1,000 U/mL Injection are included in this recall.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
HCG 1,000 U/mL Injection, 30 mL, Vial Anderson Compounding Pharmacy 310 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, TN.
Affected units
1

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 68 recalled by Anderson Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. DBA Anderson 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.

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