Class III · Low risk
Proparacaine HCl PF
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.
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
Proparacaine HCl PF, 0.5% ophthalmic solution, Rx only, Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, 350 S Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178
Drug: Proparacaine Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy
- Origin
- MI, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-442-2014 · 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 III · Low risk
Tropicamide-Proparacaine-Phenylephrine-Ketorolac
Sub-Potent Drug: Subpotent assay results during stability testing.
Class III · Low risk
Tropicamide - Proparacaine - Phenylephrine - Ketorolac Sterile Ophthalmic Solution
Sub-Potent Drug: The stability batch showed a subpotent result, which does not meet the product specifications of 90.0-110.0% of the label claim.
Class II · Moderate risk
Proparacaine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
Temperature abuse: Products exposed to improper temperature above drug label specifications.
Class III · Low risk
MYDRIATIC-4: Tropicamide - Proparacaine - Phenylephrine -…
Subpotent: Out of Specification result observed for Ketorolac assay levels, below the 90.0-110.0% of label claim.
Other recalls by Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy
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Class II · Moderate risk
Sodium Hydroxide
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.
Class II · Moderate risk
DT- Tranexamic Acid* 2 gm/100 mL Drug Study -IV 100 mL injectable
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.
Class II · Moderate risk
0.9% Sodium chloride a) DT-0.9% Sodium chloride* 100 mL Drug Study - IV 100 mL Injectable
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.
Class II · Moderate risk
Calcium Chloride* PF 500 mg/mL pref syringe
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: All unexpired sterile compounded human and veterinary products are being recalled because they were compounded in the same environment and under the same practices as another product found to be non-sterile and therefore sterility cannot be assured.
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