The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1149-2018·Announced 2018-09-05

Pharmcore Recalls Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Vials Due to Sterility Concerns

Pharmcore Inc. is recalling 355 vials of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 20000 IU due to a lack of assurance of sterility.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the rubric specifies that FDA Class II recalls with potential for serious injury or hospitalization (implied by sterility failure in injectable drugs) fall under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Pharmcore Inc. is recalling 355 vials of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 20000 IU Vial Lyophilized. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of assurance of sterility for the product.

The affected product includes lots HCG22038 (expiration date 3/31/2019) and HCG22039 (expiration date 4/30/2019). The product was distributed nationwide.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact Pharmcore Inc. for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 20000 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Manufacturer
Pharmcore Inc.
Affected units
355

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 (2)

  • Lots: HCG22038 Exp. 3/31/2019
  • HCG22039 Exp. 4/30/2019

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Pharmcore Inc. 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 9 products in this recall →