The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1567-2015·Announced 2015-09-23

FDA Recalls Compounded Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling Methionine, Inositol, and Choline injectable vials because FDA inspections found GMP violations that may impact sterility.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class II. According to the severity rubric, FDA Class II recalls are categorized as Severe (Score 4), particularly when involving potential sterility issues in injectable products.

Plain-English summary

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling Methionine 25 mg/ml + Inositol 50 mg/ml + Choline 25 mg/ml Injectable, Multi-Dose Vials. The recall involves 2,442 ml of the sterile, room-temperature product distributed nationwide between November 2014 and May 2015.

The recall was initiated because an FDA inspection identified Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations that potentially impact the product's quality and sterility. The agency has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Healthcare providers and patients who have received or possess these vials should stop using them and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
Methionine 25 mg/ml + Inositol 50 mg/ml + Choline 25 mg/ml Injectable, Multi-Dose Vial, Sterile, Room Temperature, 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
  • 04222015@75
  • 7/21/2015

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 →

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