The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1557-2015·Announced 2015-09-23

Hydroxocobalamin Injection Recalled for Sterility Assurance Concerns

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling Hydroxocobalamin 10,000 mcg/ml Injection due to FDA inspection findings of GMP violations that may impact sterility.

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 agency classification is FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant quality or sterility concerns for injectable products.

Plain-English summary

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling Hydroxocobalamin 10,000 mcg/ml Injection, Multi-Dose Vial. The product is sterile and requires refrigeration. The recall covers 63 ml total distributed nationwide between November 2014 and May 2015.

The recall was initiated because an FDA inspection identified Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations. These violations potentially impact the quality and sterility of the product, resulting in a lack of assurance of sterility.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Hydroxocobalamin 10,000 mcg/ml Injection, Multi-Dose Vial, sterile, Refrigerate, The Compounding Pharmacy of America, Knoxville, 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 (3)

  • All lots distributed between November 2014 and May 2015
  • 04212015@52
  • 7/20/2015

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 382 recalled by The Compounding Pharmacy of America 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 382 products in this recall →