Main Street Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Taper Pack C Due to Skin Abscesses
Main Street Family Pharmacy is recalling Taper Pack C after seven reports of skin abscesses potentially linked to the 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 reports of skin abscesses, which constitute significant injury reports under the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC is recalling Taper Pack C, a compounded medication product, due to seven reports of adverse reactions. The reported adverse reactions are in the form of skin abscesses, which are potentially linked to compounded preservative-free methylprednisolone 80mg/ml 10 ml vials.
The recall involves 842 units of the product. The distribution pattern is nationwide, specifically including the states and districts of 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. All codes distributed prior to and including 05/23/2013 are affected.
Consumers who have this product should contact Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC at 888-658-6200 for further instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Taper Pack C, Main Street Compounding Pharmacy, 126 East Main Street, Newbern, TN 38059, 888-658-6200
- Manufacturer
- Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Compounded Medication
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 842
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
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.
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