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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1185-2019·Announced 2019-04-24

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Interferon Eye Drops for Sterility Concerns

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Interferon 1 Million IU/mL Eye Drops due to a lack of sterility assurance. The recall covers all lots distributed nationwide.

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. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant injury/property-damage reports or structural defects are Severe; lack of sterility assurance in ophthalmic products is a significant risk.

Plain-English summary

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. is recalling Interferon 1 Million IU/mL Eye Drops, 1 mL Droptainer. The recall was initiated because the product lacks sterility assurance.

The recall applies to all lots of the product. The distribution pattern is listed as nationwide.

Consumers should stop using the recalled eye drops and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Interferon 1 Million IU/mL Eye Drops, 1 mL Droptainer, Anderson Compounding Pharmacy 310 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, TN.
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • All Lots

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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