FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0002-2017

Product

Methylcobalamin 5000 mcg/mL Injection, packaged in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mL vials, IM, Rx, The Apothecary Shoppe Compounding Pharmacy, Jenks, OK

Affected lot / code info
071222016@24 BUD 01/08/2017, 05112016@8 BUD 11/07/2016

Why it was recalled

Lack of Assurance of Sterility; medication was sterilized with a recalled filter

Recalling firm

Firm
The Apothecary Shoppe LLC
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
6136 E 51st St, N/A, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-7704

Distribution

Quantity
419 mL total
Distribution pattern
Oklahoma

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-09-12
FDA classified
2016-10-04
Posted by FDA
2016-10-12
Terminated
2018-01-25
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0002-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.