The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-948-2013·Announced 2013-09-18

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy Recalls Dexpantenol Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy is recalling Dexpantenol 250 mg/mL injectable products because FDA inspections raised concerns about quality control procedures that impacted sterility assurance.

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, which corresponds to a Severe severity score (4) under the rubric, particularly given the risk of infection associated with sterility failures in injectable drugs.

Plain-English summary

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C., doing business as Rxtra Solutions in Southfield, Michigan, is recalling Dexpantenol 250 mg/mL injectable products. The recall covers all presentations of the sterile, prescription-only medication intended for intravenous and subcutaneous use only. The products were distributed nationwide in the United States.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of assurance of sterility. FDA inspectional findings resulted in concerns associated with quality control procedures that impacted sterility assurance for the compounded medication.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled Dexpantenol 250 mg/mL injectable products and contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider for guidance on alternatives or returns.

The recalled product

Product
DEXPANTHENOL 250 MG/ML INJECTABLE, all presentations, FOR INTRAVENO AND SQ USE ONLY, STERILE, RX ONLY, Compounded by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy PC, dba Rxtra Solutions, Southfield, MI

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)

  • 06262013@42

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 86 recalled by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C. 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 86 products in this recall →