CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 17 Jan 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report

Bi-Est (Estriol/Estradiol) (80/20) + Progesterone recalled

KRS Global Biotechnology is recalling Bi-Est (Estriol/Estradiol) (80/20) + Progesterone 7.5 mg/200 mg Cream, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 16 Nov 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot: 08172017@39 BUD: 12/15/2017
Quantity recalled300 jars

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

Recall details

Recall number
D-0168-2018
FDA event ID
78553
Recalling firm
KRS Global Biotechnology, Boca Raton, FL
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
16 Nov 2017
FDA classified
8 Jan 2018
Reported
17 Jan 2018
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Letter
Reason category
Packaging Defects

Timeline

16 Nov 2017Recall initiated by company
8 Jan 2018Classified by FDA+53 days
17 Jan 2018Published in enforcement report+9 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: Beyond Use Date (BUD) exceed the BUD/EXP of at least one ingredient used to make final product.

Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.

Product as listed by the FDA

Bi-Est (Estriol/Estradiol) (80/20) + Progesterone 7.5 mg/200 mg Cream packaged in jars, Rx Only, KRS Global Biotechnology, 791 Park of Commerce Blvd Boca Raton, FL 33487.

Where it was distributed

Nationwide in the USA, Bermuda, and New Zealand

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: Beyond Use Date (BUD) exceed the BUD/EXP of at least one ingredient used to make final product.

Which lots are affected?

Lot: 08172017@39 BUD: 12/15/2017

Where was it sold?

Nationwide in the USA, Bermuda, and New Zealand

What should I do if I have it?

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

46 other products · FDA event 78553

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 6,000 iu/Vial, For SC Use -Lyophilized recalled.

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CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin 6,000 iu/Vial, For SC Use -Lyophilized recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
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CLASS IIProgesterone 3% Topical Cream recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIQuadmix #18 Vial recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin, Vial-Lyophilized, For SC Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
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CLASS IIBenzo/Lido/Tetracaine 20%-8%-8% Topical Cream recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIMethylene Blue (PF) 10 mg/mL (1%) Injectable Vial recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIVitamin 9 A/B Lyophilized Vial, For IM Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIAnastrozole 0.5 mg Capsules, Rx Only, KRS Global Biotechnology recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IILiothyronine SR (T3) recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIQuadmix #17 Vial recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHydroxocobalamin 0.5 mg/mL For Diluent Purpose Only Vial recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IICyclopentolate HCl/ Phenylephrine HCl/ Tropicamide recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IITrimix #22F (Prostaglandin E1 25 mcg/ Papaverine HCl 30 mg recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIArginine 150 mg/ Lysine HCl 50 mg/ Glutamine 200 mg/g Topical Cream recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IINicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide 500 mg recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIVitamin 9 Lyophilized Vial, For IM Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IISermorelin, 3 mg/ GHRP6, 1.8 mg/ GHRP2, 1.8 mg/mL recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIIodochlorhydroxyquin 3%/ Boric Acid 10%/ Amphotericin 5% Otic Powder recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIChloramphenicol 500 mg Sulfamethoxazole 500 mg Amphotericin recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IICyclopentolate HCl/ Phenylephrine HCl/ Tropicamide recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIEstriol 0.1% (1 mg/gm) Cream recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIOxytocin in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Solution (PF) IV recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIPrednisoLONE 10 mg Tablet, Rx Only, KRS Global Biotechnology recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IISincalide 5 mcg Lyophilized Vials, For IV Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIAmphotericin 60 mg/Chloramphenicol 600 mg/Hydrocortisone recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin 11,000 iu/Vial Lyophilized For SC Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIVitamin 10 B Lyophilized Vial, For IM Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS II7-Keto DHEA 25mg Capsule recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IISermorelin, 3 mg/ GHRP6, 3 mg/GHRP2, 3 mg, Vial recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin 5,000 iu/ Vial Lyophilized, For SC Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin 20,000 iu/Vial, Lyophilized recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin (ODT) recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IITrimix #23F (Prostaglandin E1 6 mcg/ Papaverine HCl recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IISermorelin (ODT) recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIBenzocaine 20%, Lidocaine 8%, Tetracaine 4% Topical Cream recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIT-105 (Prostaglandin E1, 10 mcg/ Papaverine 30 mg recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIChloramphenicol 500 mg Amphotericin 50 mg Otic Powder recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyPackaging DefectsNationwide
CLASS IIQuadmix #16 Vial recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS II7-Ketodehydroepiandrosterone (7-Keto DHEA) recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIAnastrozole SR recalled by KRS Global BiotechnologyKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IIHydroxocobalamin 1 mg/mL Vial For IM Use recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide
CLASS IISermorelin Acetate 3 mg/ GHRP6 3 mg, Lyophilized Vial recalledKRS Global BiotechnologyOtherNationwide

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