The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-567-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

Testosterone Cypionate Injectable Recalled Due to Sterility Concerns

The Compounding Shop is recalling Testosterone Cypionate 200 mg/mL injectable vials due to FDA inspection findings regarding quality control and sterility assurance.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant risks such as sterility assurance in injectable drugs.

Plain-English summary

The Compounding Shop, Inc. is recalling Testosterone Cypionate 200 mg/mL Injectable, 10 mL vials, compounded in St. Petersburg, Florida. The recall involves 1 vial of 6mL, 19 vials of 10mL each, and 1 vial of 40mL. The product was distributed in Florida, California, Minnesota, and Maine.

The recall was initiated following FDA inspection findings that raised concerns regarding quality control processes and the lack of assurance of sterility. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Testosterone Cypionate 200 mg/mL Injectable, 10 mL vials, compounded by The Compounding Shop, St. Petersburg, FL

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 (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 25 recalled by THE COMPOUNDING SHOP, INC. 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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