Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension
Microbial Contamination of a Non-sterile Product: The product was found to be contaminated with Cohnella bacteria.
All Malarone
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Processing Controls
Cause type: cGMP deviation
Departures from current Good Manufacturing Practice found in production or during FDA inspection. A broad quality-system cause: the batch was made under conditions that fall short of FDA manufacturing standards. All cgmp deviation recalls.
What was recalled
All Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil) Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.
Drug: Atovaquone
- Recalling firm
- Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1136-2016 · 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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Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP
Microbial contamination of a non-sterile product: potential Bacillus cereus contamination.
Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product: Objectionable organism, identified as Bacillus cereus, found in product during testing of repackaged product.
Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension
Temperature abuse: the firm received customer complaints of unusual grittiness in the product.
Class II · Moderate risk
Atovaquone active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying…
Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05/12 and 02/12/15 are being recalled because they were repackaged in a facility with penicillin products without adequate separation which could introduce the potential for cross contamination with penicillin.
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