The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-457-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Calcium Chloride Injection Recalled Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Calcium Chloride PF 500 mg/mL prefilled syringes 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 an injectable medication, which poses a significant risk of serious health consequences such as infection or sepsis.

Plain-English summary

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of Calcium Chloride PF 500 mg/mL prefilled syringes. The recall involves 8,090.8 mL of the prescription-only medication, which was manufactured and distributed between July 1, 2013, and October 19, 2013. Specific lot numbers affected include 09202013@1 through 09202013@8, 10102013@7, 10102013@3, and 10102013@8.

The recall was initiated because the sterile compounded products were prepared 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 Calcium Chloride syringes cannot be assured. The affected products were distributed to hospitals, clinics, physicians, and patients in the Michigan area only.

Patients and healthcare providers should stop using the affected syringes and contact the recalling firm or their healthcare provider for further instructions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
Calcium Chloride* PF 500 mg/mL pref syringe, 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 (13)

  • All unexpired lots
  • manufactured and distributed between 07/01/2013 and 10/19/2013
  • including Lot #s: 09202013@1
  • 09202013@2
  • 09202013@3
  • 09202013@4
  • 09202013@5
  • 09202013@6
  • 09202013@7
  • 09202013@8
  • 10102013@7
  • 10102013@3
  • 10102013@8

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 →