The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-270-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate

Main Street Family Pharmacy is recalling Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate 2.0% 30ml vials due to reports of skin abscesses linked to a related compounded product.

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 (FDA Class II with hospitalization reports or significant injury reports).

Plain-English summary

Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate 2.0% 30ml vials. The recall was initiated after the firm received seven reports of adverse reactions in the form of skin abscesses. These reactions were potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials.

The affected product is distributed nationwide, specifically in 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 includes all codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider if they have experienced skin abscesses or other adverse reactions. The recalling firm is Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC, located at 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059.

The recalled product

Product
Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate 2.0% 30ml, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
Affected units
1

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 →