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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-287-2013·Announced 2013-05-01

QuadMix Injectable Recalled for Lack of Sterility Assurance

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy is recalling QuadMix Injectable due to lack of sterility assurance and quality control concerns.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric for significant injury risks or hospitalization reports.

Plain-English summary

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, doing business as Balanced Solutions Compounding, is recalling all lots of QuadMix Injectable. The product consists of 3 vials (10 mL each) and was distributed in Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, and Puerto Rico.

The recall was initiated because the compounding pharmacy could not ensure the sterility of the products it compounded, repackaged, and distributed. The agency cited concerns associated with the pharmacy's quality control processes.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return or dispose of the medication.

The recalled product

Product
QuadMix Injectable Balanced Solutions, Compounding Pharmacy a division of Axium 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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