The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-976-2013·Announced 2013-09-18

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy Recalls Magnesium Chloride Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy is recalling all presentations of Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate 20% Injectable due to FDA inspectional 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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a 'Severe' rating under the rubric, particularly given the risk of sterility failure in an injectable medication.

Plain-English summary

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C., doing business as Rxtra Solutions in Southfield, Michigan, is recalling all presentations of Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate 20% Injectable. The product is compounded for intravenous and subcutaneous use only and is sterile, prescription-only medication.

The recall was initiated following FDA inspectional findings that raised concerns about quality control procedures. These findings specifically impacted the assurance of sterility for the compounded product. The recall covers all presentations of the medication.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product immediately. Patients who have received this medication should contact their healthcare provider for guidance. The recall is distributed nationwide in the United States.

The recalled product

Product
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE 20% INJECTABLE, all presentations, FOR INTRAVENO and SQ USE ONLY, STERILE, RX ONLY, Compounded by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy PC, dba Rxtra Solutions, Southfield, MI
Manufacturer
Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C.
Category
Drug — Injectable
Hazard

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 (10)

  • 01212013@10
  • 03042013@26
  • 04032013@23
  • 04222013@26
  • 06052013@12
  • 06122013@27
  • 07032013@7
  • 07092013@21
  • 07152013@40
  • 07262013@21

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.

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