FDA Recalls Compounded Sterile Morphine and Fentanyl Solution for Sterility Concerns
The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling a sterile compounded solution containing morphine, fentanyl, bupivacaine, and clonidine due to FDA-identified 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 source text identifies a lack of assurance of sterility in a compounded injectable solution, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death from infection. Per the rubric, significant injury reports or structural defects in high-risk products warrant a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
The Compounding Pharmacy of America is recalling 22 ml vials of a sterile, preservative-free solution containing morphine, fentanyl, bupivacaine, and clonidine. The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection identified Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations that potentially impact the product's quality and sterility.
The affected product was distributed nationwide between November 2014 and May 2015. The recall notice cites a lack of assurance of sterility as the primary reason for the action. No specific lot numbers or dates are provided in the source text beyond the general distribution period.
Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Morphine 60 mg/ml + Fentanyl 12,000 mcg/ml + Bupivacaine 40 mg/ml + Clonidine 1,400 mcg/ml Solution, Sterile, Preservative Free, The Compounding Pharmacy of America, Knoxville, TN
- Manufacturer
- The Compounding Pharmacy of America
- Category
- Drug — Compounded Injectable
- Hazard
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
- 03162015@69
- 6/14/2015
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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