Class II · Moderate risk
Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injectable Solution
cGMP deviations.
Phenylephrine 2.5% + Tropicamide 1% Compounded Eye Drops Solution
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Sterility Assurance
Cause type: Sterility / contamination
A product that must be sterile could not be assured sterile, or was contaminated. A top reason for injectables, eye drops and IV products - loss of sterility assurance can lead to serious infections. All sterility / contamination recalls.
What was recalled
Phenylephrine 2.5% + Tropicamide 1% Compounded Eye Drops Solution, 5 mL bottles, Meta Pharmacy Services. NDC 99999-0106-99 Sterile compounded drug, Hospital/office use only, Not for resale Storage: ROOM TEMP
Drug: Phenylephrine Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Meta Pharmacy Services
- NDC code
- 99999-0106-99
- Origin
- NV, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0227-2017 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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