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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Estradiol 50 mg, Sterile Pellet, The Compounding Pharmacy of America, Inc., Knoxville, TN

D-1474-2015

June 02, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
The Compounding Pharmacy of America
Event
Event 71371
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
96 pellets
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1474-2015

Official wording

Reason: Lack of Assurance of Sterility; FDA inspection identified GMP violations potentially impacting product quality and sterility

Code information: All lots distributed between November 2014 and May 2015; 11212014@11, 5/20/2015; 02092015@42, 8/8/2015; 02252015@76, 7/1/2015; 04072015@35, 10/4/2015

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    GMP violations
  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility