The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-1312-2015·Announced 2015-08-12

Apothecary Shoppe Recalls SO-Acetylcysteine Ophthalmic Solution for Sterility Concerns

The Apothecary Shoppe LLC is recalling SO-Acetylcysteine 10% Sterile Ophthalmic Solution due to lack of documentation for environmental monitoring during production.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a sterile ophthalmic product where sterility assurance is compromised due to documentation gaps. This fits the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

The Apothecary Shoppe LLC is recalling SO-Acetylcysteine 10% Sterile Ophthalmic Solution, a prescription-only ophthalmic product. The recall involves 10 mL bottles with NDC 13452-2774-94. The specific lot number is 05062015@28, with a beyond-use date of 07/05/2015.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. This issue arose because there was a lack of documentation confirming proper environmental monitoring during the time the medication was produced. The product was distributed in Oklahoma.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
SO-Acetylcysteine 10% Sterile Ophthalmic Solution, Rx Only, 10 mL bottle, Apothecary Shoppe, Compounding Pharmacy, Tulsa, OK 74135, NDC 13452-2774-94

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)

  • Lot #: 05062015@28
  • BUD 07/05/2015

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 28 recalled by The Apothecary Shoppe LLC 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 28 products in this recall →