Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Fluorouracil Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns
Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Fluorouracil PF 50 mg/mL injectable because sterility cannot be assured after another product was found non-sterile in the same environment.
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 the hazard involves a lack of assurance of sterility in an injectable product, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or infection.
Plain-English summary
Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of Fluorouracil PF 50 mg/mL injectable. The recall is being conducted because the product was compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product that was found to be non-sterile. As a result, the sterility of the recalled Fluorouracil product cannot be assured.
The affected product is a prescription-only sterile compounded injectable. The recall includes all unexpired lots manufactured and distributed between July 1, 2013, and October 19, 2013, including Lot # 09242013@1. The product was distributed to hospitals, clinics, physicians, and patients in the Michigan area only.
Patients and healthcare providers who have this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions. The recall is limited to the Michigan area.
The recalled product
- Product
- FLUOROURACIL* PF 50 mg/mL INJECTABLE, Rx only, Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, 350 S Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178
- Manufacturer
- Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy
- Category
- Drug — Injectable
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 #: 09242013@1
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.
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