RECALL ALERT! Multiple Human & Veterinary Medications Recalled for Sterility Concerns

Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling human and veterinary sterile compounded drugs which were distributed to physicians and patients across multiple states. The drugs, which are unexpired, are being recalled at the consumer level due to lack of sterility assurance.

The company has not received any reports of product contamination or adverse events to date, and is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution following a recent inspection which identified an issue with sterility assurance. If there is contamination in products intended to be sterile, patients are at risk of serious infections which may be life threatening.

The recalled products were made from 7/21/2014 through 7/21/2015, and dispensed to patients or distributed to physicians for further administering to patients in the states of Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. All recalled products have a label that includes the pharmacy name and the name of the compounded drug product.

The recall does not pertain to any non-sterile compounded medications prepared by the pharmacy or to products compounded after July 21, 2015.

All unexpired lots of the following sterile compounded products are subject to the recall:

The pharmacy has begun notifying its patients by telephone, fax, electronic mail and/or regular mail of this recall. Users or recipients of these products should immediately discontinue use and return the recalled unexpired products.

To return product or request assistance related to this recall, users should call 509-764-2314, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 5:30 p.m. PDT.;

Consumers should contact their physician or health care provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking these drug products.

Adverse events involving animals can be reported to the FDA on Form FDA 1932a. FORM FDA 1932a can be found at:

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Forms/AnimalDrugForms/ucm048817.pdf

• It is preaddressed and pre-postage paid, and can be filled and submitted via US Mail.
• Call the Center for Veterinary Medicine: 1-888-FDA-VETS. Leave your name, address, phone number, and the brand name of the drug involved. Ask to have a Form FDA 1932a sent to you.

“We are fully cooperating with the FDA and we regret any impact this voluntary recall may have on our patients, and patient safety is our highest priority”, said Shawn Needham, R.Ph., owner and pharmacist.

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