The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-425-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Hyaluronidase Recalled Due to Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Hyaluronidase 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. According to the rubric, an FDA Class II recall involving a risk of serious health consequences (lack of sterility) maps to a severity score of 4 (Severe), as it does not meet the criteria for Class I (Critical) but exceeds the threshold for High due to the potential for serious injury from non-sterile medical products.

Plain-English summary

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of Hyaluronidase, pf 100U/mL and pf 150 U/mL. The recall was initiated because the products were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product that was found to be non-sterile. Consequently, the sterility of the recalled Hyaluronidase products cannot be assured.

The affected products are prescription-only sterile compounded human and veterinary products. The recall includes all unexpired lots manufactured and distributed between July 1, 2013, and October 19, 2013. Specific lot numbers include 09232013@3, 09102013@5, t09172013@20, 09252013@4, 09252013@7, 10022013@12, 10082013@6, 10142013@58, and 10152013@1.

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 their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Hyaluronidase, pf 100U/mL; pf 150 U/mL, 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 (11)

  • All unexpired lots
  • manufactured and distributed between 07/01/2013 and 10/19/2013
  • including Lot #s:09232013@3
  • 09102013@5
  • t09172013@20
  • 09252013@4
  • 09252013@7
  • 10022013@12
  • 10082013@6
  • 10142013@58
  • 10152013@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.

See all 51 products in this recall →