The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-415-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Cyanocobalamin Injectable Recalled Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling cyanocobalamin injectable products because sterility cannot be assured after a related product was found non-sterile.

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 a lack of assurance of sterility for injectable products, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death from infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products, including cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg/ml injectable, because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile. As a result, the sterility of these products cannot be assured.

The affected products were manufactured and distributed between July 1, 2013, and October 19, 2013. The recall includes all unexpired lots, specifically including Lot # t08162013@15. The products were distributed to hospitals, clinics, physicians, and patients in the Michigan area only.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected products and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Cyanocobalamin, 1000 mcg/ml; injectable, all sizes, Rx only, Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, 350 S Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178

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 (3)

  • All unexpired lots
  • manufactured and distributed between 07/01/2013 and 10/19/2013
  • including Lot #: t08162013@15

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 51 recalled by Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy 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 51 products in this recall →