Essential Wellness Pharma Recalls LIPO-B Special Injection Due to Sterility Concerns
Essential Wellness Pharma is recalling LIPO-B Special Injection vials because poor sterile production practices created a lack of sterility assurance.
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 agency classified this as an FDA Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant risks such as lack of sterility assurance in injectable drugs are categorized as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Kalman Health & Wellness, Inc. dba Essential Wellness Pharma is recalling LIPO-B Special Injection, 12 mL vials. The product is prescription-only and was distributed nationwide. The specific lot number is 073115, with an expiration date of 10/31/2015.
The recall was initiated due to observations associated with poor sterile production practices. These practices resulted in a lack of sterility assurance for the finished compounded sterile preparations. The recall covers all compounded sterile preparations within their expiry date.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- LIPO-B Special Injection,12 mL vials, Rx only, Essential Wellness PHARMACY, 4625 N. University, Peoria, IL 61614.
- 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 (2)
- Lot #: 073115
- Exp 10/31/2015
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 39 recalled by Kalman Health & Wellness, Inc. dba Essential Wellness Pharma 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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