Papav recalls

The FDA has published 2 recalls involving Papav since 2014. The latest was reported on 12 Nov 2014. Most were for sterility. Oregon Compounding Centers has the most recalls in this group. Recalls usually affect specific lots, not every bottle on the market. Check the lot number on each recall page before acting.

Total recalls2since 2014

Last 12 months0reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing0latest 12 Nov 2014

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Nov '24 0 0 0Feb 0 0 0May 0 0 0Aug 0 0 0Nov 0 0 0Feb 0 0 0May 0 0 0Aug 0 0

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 2 100%Class III 0 0%

Why papav is recalled

Sterility2100%

Companies

By year

20142100%

All papav recalls, newest first

2 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
12 Nov 2014Drug	CLASS II	Papav HCL/Phentol/Prostagl, 12mg/1mg/10mcg recalled	Oregon Compounding Centers	Sterility	OR, WA
22 Jan 2014Drug	CLASS II	Papav/Phentol/PG E1, 30 mg/1 mg/20 mcg/mL, injectable recalled	Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy	Sterility	MI

Should you stop taking Papav?

Not on your own. Most recalls affect specific lots from one manufacturer, and stopping a prescription suddenly can be riskier than the defect. Check your lot number and NDC against the recall, then call the pharmacy that dispensed it for a replacement.