Acetylcysteine 2% Solution Recalled Due to Sterility Concerns
Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Acetylcysteine 2% Solution due to FDA inspection findings regarding quality control and lack of assurance of sterility.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score per the rubric, particularly given the risk of non-sterile medication administration.
Plain-English summary
Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy is recalling Acetylcysteine 2% Solution, 10ml vials, due to concerns regarding quality control processes. The recall was initiated following FDA inspection findings that resulted in a lack of assurance of sterility for the product.
The affected product is identified by Lot number CABDBDAC:98 with an expiration date of 8/12/2013. The product was distributed in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Acetylcysteine 2 % Solution, Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy, 318 Baston Road, Augusta, GA 30907
- Manufacturer
- Clinical Specialties Compounding Pharmacy
- Category
- Drug — Compounded Medication
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 10
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 (2)
- Lot number CABDBDAC:98
- Exp date: 8/12/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 49 recalled by Clinical Specialties 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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