The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-455-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy Recalls VIGAMOX Syringes Due to Sterility Concerns

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling 204 doses of VIGAMOX (moxifloxacin) syringes because sterility cannot be assured after another 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, which poses a risk of serious injury or death from infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling 204 doses of VIGAMOX (moxifloxacin) in BSS (0.15%) 0.75 mg/0.5 mL prefilled syringes. The affected products were manufactured and distributed between July 1, 2013, and October 19, 2013. The recall includes specific lot numbers: 10012013@23, 10012013@24, 10012013@25, 10012013@9, 10012013@12, 10012013@13, 10012013@15, 10012013@16, 10012013@17, 10012013@19, 10012013@20, and 10012013@22.

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 VIGAMOX syringes cannot be assured. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The affected products were distributed to hospitals, clinics, physicians, and patients in the Michigan area only. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled products and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
VIGAMOX (moxifloxacin)* IN BSS (0.15 %) 0.75 mg/0.5 mL PREF SYRINGE, Rx only, Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, 350 S Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178
Affected units
204

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 (14)

  • All unexpired lots
  • manufactured and distributed between 07/01/2013 and 10/19/2013
  • including Lot #s: 10012013@23
  • 10012013@24
  • 10012013@25
  • 10012013@9
  • 10012013@12
  • 10012013@13
  • 10012013@15
  • 10012013@16
  • 10012013@17
  • 10012013@19
  • 10012013@20
  • 10012013@22

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 →