David Sell
New Jersey-based compounding pharmacy Med Prep Consulting Inc., announced that a "nationwide recall of all lots of all compounded products due to potential mold contamination."
The company is located in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County.
There was no word of the recall via a search of the company web site.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted the company's announcement, with a note in red letters at the top saying the agency does not endorse any of the statement.
This episode follows the outbreak of meningitis that was caused by tainted products from a Boston-area compounding pharmacy.
There is debate among governments and regulators about which agency has primary oversight of compounding pharmacy. The FDA says it has less power to overseas compounding pharmacies than it does traditional manufacturers of pharmaceuticals. State governments have clung to the power to regulate pharmacies of all kinds.
A link to the FDA posting on Med Prep Consulting Inc., is here.
"The level of recall is to the user, that is, regional hospital pharmacies and related departments, and physician’s office practices," the statement said. "The recall resulted from the pharmacy being notified by a
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