The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-151-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls HCG Diet Kits

Main Street Compounding Pharmacy is recalling HCG Diet Kits due to reports of skin abscesses linked to compounded methylprednisolone.

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 reported adverse reactions (skin abscesses), which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity involving hospitalization or significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling 18 units of HCG Diet Kits. The products were distributed nationwide to specific states including AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV.

The recall was initiated after the firm received seven reports of adverse reactions in the form of skin abscesses. These reactions are potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials included in the kits. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers who have purchased these HCG Diet Kits should stop using them immediately and contact the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
HCG Diet Kit, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
Affected units
18

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 codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 39 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 299 recalled by Main Street Family Pharmacy, 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 299 products in this recall →