The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-277-2013·Announced 2013-05-01

Progesterone Injectable Recalled Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy is recalling all lots of Progesterone in Olive Oil Injectable due to lack of sterility assurance and quality control concerns.

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, which corresponds to a Severe rating under the rubric, particularly given the risk of infection from non-sterile injectable products.

Plain-English summary

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, doing business as Balanced Solutions Compounding, is recalling all lots of Progesterone in Olive Oil Injectable. The product consists of 11 vials (10 mL each) and was distributed in Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, and Puerto Rico.

The recall was initiated because the compounding pharmacy lacked assurance of sterility for all sterile products compounded, repackaged, and distributed by the facility. The agency cited concerns associated with the pharmacy's quality control processes as the reason for the action.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions. The recall covers all lots of the specific product identified in the notice.

The recalled product

Product
Progesterone in Olive Oil Injectable Balanced Solutions, Compounding Pharmacy a division ofAxium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc., Lake Mary, FL 32746

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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Axium Healthcare Pharmacy dba Balanced Solutions Compounding 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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