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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1201-2019·Announced 2019-04-24

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Prostaglandin Tri-Mix Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Prostaglandin Tri-Mix Injection vials because they lack 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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe rating under the rubric, particularly given the risk of infection from a non-sterile injectable product.

Plain-English summary

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. is recalling Prostaglandin Tri-Mix 2.5:7.5:0.25 Injection, 2 mL Vials. The recall was initiated because the product lacks sterility assurance.

The recall includes all lots of the product. The affected vials were distributed nationwide.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Prostaglandin Tri-Mix 2.5:7.5:0.25 Injection, 2 mL Vial, Anderson Compounding Pharmacy 310 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, TN.

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 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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