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SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1264-2016·Announced 2016-07-20

Pharmakon Recalls Propofol Injection Due to Sterility Concerns

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals is recalling 2,580 units of compounded Propofol 1% injection because the company cannot ensure the product is sterile.

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 involves a sterile compounded drug where the lack of sterility assurance poses a risk of serious infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recalling 2,580 units of Propofol 1% 10mg/mL injection, 20 mL BD syringe (NDC 45183-0119-73). The recall is being conducted because the company lacks assurance of the sterility of the compounded product.

The affected product is a prescription-only medication compounded by Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals in Noblesville, Indiana. The recall covers all sterile compounded products within their expiry dates. The product was distributed nationwide, including to VA and DOD facilities in California, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia.

Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the recalled product and contact Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Propofol1% 10mg/mL injection, 20 mL BD syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0119-73
Affected units
2,580

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 Sterile Compounded Products within Expiry

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 7 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 88 recalled by Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, 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 88 products in this recall →