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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-965-2013·Announced 2013-09-18

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy Recalls Glycyrrhizic Acid Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy is recalling Glycyrrhizic Acid 8 mg/mL Injectable because FDA inspectional findings raised concerns about 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 recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a lack of assurance of sterility in an injectable product, which poses a risk of serious injury or hospitalization due to potential infection.

Plain-English summary

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C. is recalling Glycyrrhizic Acid 8 mg/mL Injectable, all presentations, for intravenous and subcutaneous use. The recall was initiated following FDA inspectional findings that resulted in concerns associated with quality control procedures impacting sterility assurance.

The product was compounded by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy PC, dba Rxtra Solutions, in Southfield, MI. The recall covers the product distributed nationwide in the USA. Specific lot numbers identified in the recall include 03072013@18, 04152013@27, and 04112013@12.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID 8 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 (3)

  • 03072013@18
  • 04152013@27
  • 04112013@12

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 →

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