Agency classClass IIOur severity:Severe FDA (Drugs)·D-1682-2015·Announced 2015-09-23

FDA Recalls Intrathecal Solution Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling a specific intrathecal solution because an FDA inspection found GMP violations that may affect 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 mapped to a score of 4 (Severe), particularly given the risk of sterility failure in an intrathecal (spinal) injection.

Plain-English summary

The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling Hydromorphone 80 mg/ml + Bupivacaine 10 mg/ml + Clonidine 1,000 mcg/ml, Baclofen 500 mcg/ml Intrathecal Solution, Sterile-Preservative Free. The recall involves 22 ml vials 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.

Patients and healthcare providers who have received or administered this specific product should contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions on how to proceed.

The recalled product

Product: Hydromorphone 80 mg/ml + Bupivacaine 10 mg/ml + Clonidine 1,000 mcg/ml, Baclofen 500 mcg/ml Intrathecal Solution, Sterile-Preservative Free, The Compounding Pharmacy of America, Knoxville, TN
Manufacturer: The Compounding Pharmacy of America
Category: Drug — Intrathecal Solution
Hazard: sterility-failure
gmp-violation

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
03202015@58
6/18/2015

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.

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