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Inspections, Recalls, and Other Actions with Respect to Firms that Engage in Animal Drug Compounding

Some pharmacies listed here were cited for violations of the FD&C Act relating to their human drug compounding practices but make both human and animal drugs.

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy Inc., Berkeley, CA

Absolute Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy – Out of Business, (see Nexgen Pharmaceuticals, LLC), Weatherford, TX

Alwan's Pharmacy (see American Pharmacy of Illinois, Inc.), Peoria, IL

American Pharmacy of Illinois, Inc., (dba Alwan's Pharmacy), Peoria, IL

Americare Compounding, LLC, Garden City South, NY

Anderson Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. (dba Anderson Compounding Pharmacy), Bristol, TN

APS Pharmacy, (see Drug Depot, Inc.), Palm Harbor, FL

Atlas Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Phoenix, AZ 

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy (dba Balanced Solutions Compounding), Lake Mary, FL

  • Warning Letter (07/16/2013)
  • 483 Issued 3/15/2013 (PDF - 638KB)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: Balanced Solutions Compounding Pharmacy, LLC. Announces a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Compounded Products Due to a Lack of Sterility Assurance (04/17/2013)
  • FDA Press Release: FDA Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall by Balanced Solutions Compounding Pharmacy (04/21/2013)

Balanced Solutions Compounding, Lake Mary, FL (see Axium Healthcare Pharmacy)

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C. (dba Rxtra Solutions), Southfield, MI

  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C. (dba Rxtra Solutions) Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Sterile Products Due to a Question of Sterility Assurance (7/31/2013)
  • CVM Recall Initiation Date: 7/26/2013
  • 483 Issued 7/19/2013 (PDF – 2.7MB)

Bedford Pharmacy, Inc., (dba Mytilini Enterprises LLC), Bedford, NH

College Pharmacy Incorporated, Colorado Springs, CO

Colonia Care Pharmacy, Colonia, NJ

The Compounding Shop, St. Petersburg, FL – Out of Business

  • Warning Letter (08/12/2014)
  • 483 Issued 09/03/2013 (PDF - 97KB)
  • FDA Press Release: FDA alerts health care providers of lack of sterility assurance of drug products from The Compounding Shop (5/8/2013)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: In Cooperation with FDA, The Compounding Shop, LLC Declares a Voluntary Recall of All Lots of Sterile Compounded Products Due to a Lack of Sterility Assurance Distributed Within its Local Market Area (05/06/2013)
  • Amended 483 Issued 03/25/2013 (PDF - 10MB)
  • 483 Issued 03/22/2013 (PDF - 1.3MB)

Creative Compounds (see Oregon Compounding Centers, Inc.), Wilsonville, OR

Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, LLC, (Wedgewood Pharmacy), Scottsdale, AZ

Downing Labs, LLC (formally NuVision Pharmacy), Dallas, TX – Out of Business

  • FMD-145 Letter Issued 08/06/2019 (PDF - 74KB)
  • 483 Issued 11/19/2018 (PDF - 416KB)
  • 483 Issued 10/09/2015 (PDF - 8.9MB)
  • FDA Requested Recall Letter Issued 09/09/2014 (PDF – 941KB)
  • FDA News Release: FDA reminds health care professionals and consumers not to use sterile products from Downing Labs/NuVision Pharmacy of Texas (09/09/2014)
  • FDA alerts health care professionals not to use sterile drugs from Downing Labs (aka NuVision Pharmacy) (07/18/2014)
  • 483 Issued 07/16/2014 (PDF - 2.1MB)
  • FDA Press Release: FDA reminds health care providers not to use sterile products from NuVision Pharmacy (08/16/2013)
  • FDA Requested Recall Letter Issued 07/26/2013 (PDF – 862KB)
  • FDA Press Release: FDA expands alert to health care providers about lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products from NuVision Pharmacy (05/18/2013)
  • 483 Issued 04/17/2013 (PDF - 1.2MB)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: NuVision Pharmacy Recalls All Lots of All Lyophilized Products Compounded by NuVision (04/15/2013)

Drug Depot, Inc., (dba APS Pharmacy), Palm Harbor, FL

Essential Wellness Pharma, (see Kalman Health & Wellness Inc.), Peoria, IL

Fallon Wellness Pharmacy, L.L.C., Latham, NY

First Royal Care Co. LLC, (dba Red Mountain Compounding Pharmacy), Mesa, AZ

Franck's Compounding Lab, (see Franck's Lab, Inc.), Ocala, FL – Out of Business

Franck's Lab, Inc., Ocala, FL (dba Franck's Compounding Lab) – Out of Business

FVS Holdings, Inc. (dba Green Valley Drugs), Henderson, NV – Out of Business

  • Warning Letter (08/30/2013)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: Green Valley Drugs Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of All Sterile Products Compounded, Repackaged, and Distributed by Green Valley Drugs Due to Quality Control Concerns (04/05/2013)
  • 483 Issued 03/15/2013 (PDF - 4.9MB)

Grandpa's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., Placerville, CA – Out of Business

Green Valley Drugs, (see FVS Holdings, Inc.), Henderson, NV – Out of Business

Health Innovations Pharmacy, Inc., Southern Pines, NC

Health Solutions Pharmacy Center, Inc., (dba Pet Pharmacy NW LLC), Corvallis, OR

Hiers Enterprises, LLC, (see Northwest Compounding Pharmacy), Roseburg, OR

Home Intensive Care Pharmacy, Inc., San Antonio, TX

IV Solutions of Lubbock, (see Maxor National Pharmacy Services Corporation), Lubbock, TX

I.V. Specialty, Ltd., Austin, TX

JD & SN Inc., (dba Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy), Moses Lake, WA

Kalman Health & Wellness, Inc., (dba Essential Wellness Pharma), Peoria, IL

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center (see Puget Sound Drug Corporation), Federal Way, WA

KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc. Boca Raton, FL

Lowlite Investments, Inc. (dba Olympia Pharmacy), Orlando, FL

  • Warning Letter (02/18/2014)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: Lowlite Investments, Inc. d/b/a Olympia Pharmacy Announces a Voluntary Multi-State Recall of All Sterile Compounded Products Compounded Between December 17, 2012, and March 27, 2013, Due to Concerns about Sterility Assurance (05/29/2013)
  • 483 Issued 03/21/2013 (PDF - 717KB)

Lowlyn Pharmacies, Inc. (dba Red Cross Drug), Blanchard, OK

Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc., Naperville, IL

Maxor National Pharmacy Services Corporation, (see IV Solutions of Lubbock), Lubbock, TX

Medcare Pharmacy, Inc., Indian Trail, NC

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Port Charlotte, FL

MedPark Pharmacy, LLC, Annapolis, MD

Med Shop Total Care, Inc., Longview, TX

Midwest Compounders Pharmacy, Lenexa, KS

Montana Compounding Pharmacy P.C., (dba Montana Compounding Pharmacy and Wellness Center), Missoula, MT

Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy, (see JD & SN Inc.), Moses Lake, WA

Mytilini Enterprises LLC, (see Bedford Pharmacy, Inc.), Bedford, NH

Nature's Pharmacy and Compounding Center, Asheville, NC – Out of Business

Nexgen Pharmaceuticals, LLC (see Absolute Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy), Weatherford, TX 

Nora Apothecary and Alternative Therapies, Inc., (dba Rx Compounding Inc.), Indianapolis, IN

Northwest Compounding Pharmacy, (see Hiers Enterprises, LLC), Roseburg, OR

NuVision Pharmacy, Dallas TX (see Downing Labs, LLC) – Out of Business

Oakdell Pharmacy, Inc., San Antonio, TX

Olympia Pharmacy, (see Lowlite Investments, Inc.), Orlando, FL

Oregon Compounding Centers, Inc. (dba Creative Compounds), Wilsonville, OR – Out of Business 

Park Compounding, (see South Coast Specialty Compounding, Inc.), Irvine, CA

The Pet Apothecary LLC, Milwaukee, WI

Pet Pharmacy NW LLC, (formerly Health Solutions Pharmacy Center dba Professional Compounding Pharmacy), Corvallis, OR

Pharmacy Creations, Randolph, NJ

Pharmacy Innovations, Erie, PA

Pharmacy Plus, Inc., (dba Vital Care Compounder), Hattiesburg, MS

Pine Pharmacy and Home Care Products Center, Inc., (dba Pine Pharmacy), Williamsville, NY

Portage Pharmacy, Inc., Portage, MI

Precision Equine, LLC, Bakersfield, CA.

Premier Pharmacy Labs, Inc., (dba Rx Nations), Weeki Wachee, FL – Out of Business

Prescription Alternatives, Inc., Frisco, CO

The Prescription Center, Fayetteville, NC

  • FDA Press Release: FDA alerts health care professionals and patients not to use products from the Prescription Center pharmacy in Fayetteville, N.C. (04/02/2015)
  • NCBOP Press Release: North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Announces a Recall of All Lots of Non‐ Sterile and Sterile Products Compounded, Repackaged, and Distributed by Prescription Center Between September 10, 2014 and March 10, 2015 Due to Lack of Sterility, Potency, and Stability Assurance (04/01/2015)

Professional Compounding (see Pet Pharmacy NW LLC formerly Health Solutions Pharmacy Center), Corvallis, OR

Puget Sound Drug Corporation (dba Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center), Federal Way, WA

Ranier’s Rx Laboratory, (formerly Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory, Inc.) Jeannette, PA

  • 483 Issued 08/16/2021 (PDF - 1.03MB)
  • FDA Press Release: Federal court enters consent decree against Ranier's Rx Laboratory and owner for manufacturing purportedly sterile drug products in unsanitary conditions (02/06/2019)
  • FDA Statement: FDA announces Ranier’s Rx Laboratory’s voluntary recall of all sterile compounded drug (07/31/2018)
  • FDA Statement: FDA alerts health care professionals, patients, veterinarians and animal owners not to use sterile drug products from Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory (07/10/2018)
  • CVM Recall Initiation Date: 7/27/2018
  • 483 Issued 05/22/2018 (PDF - 1MB)
  • 483 Issued 04/22/2016 (PDF - 1023KB)

Rapid Equine Solutions, LLC, Aston, PA – Out of Business

Red Cross Drug, (see Lowlyn Pharmacies, Inc.), Blanchard, OK

Red Mountain Compounding Pharmacy, (see First Royal Care Co. LLC), Mesa, AZ

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA

  • Amended 483 Issued 04/20/2016 (PDF - 2MB)
  • FDA Statement: FDA announces voluntary recall of all unexpired human and animal compounded drug products produced by Reliable Drug Pharmacy, San Francisco (03/30/2016)
  • 483 Issued 03/29/2016 (PDF - 2MB)
  • Firm Press Release: Reliable Drug Recall of all Compounded Medications Due to a Potential for Mislabeling and Lack of Quality Assurance (03/25/2016)

Rx Compounding, (see Nora Apothecary and Alternative Therapies, Inc.), Indianapolis, IN

Rx Nations, (see Premier Pharmacy Labs, Inc.), Weeki Wachee, FL

RXQ Compounding, LLC, Athens, OH

Rxtra Solutions, (see Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C.), Southfield, MI

South Coast Specialty Compounding, Inc., (dba Park Compounding), Irvine, CA

Specialty Compounding, LLC, Cedar Park, TX

  • 483 Issued 05/05/2015 (PDF - 418KB)
  • CVM Update: Federal Judge enters Consent Decree against Specialty Compounding LLC
    Cedar Park, TX. (03/11/ 2015)
  • 483 Issued 9/13/2013 (PDF - 9MB)
  • Firm Press Release - recall of all sterile drug products: Specialty Compounding, LLC Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of Unexpired Sterile Products Due to Reports of Adverse Events (08/15/2013)
  • CDC Health Advisory: Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Products for Sterile Use from Compounding Pharmacy located in Cedar Park, Texas (08/14/2013)
  • FDA Press Release: FDA announces nationwide voluntary recall of all products for sterile use from Specialty Compounding (08/11/2013)
  • 483 Issued 03/22/13 (PDF – 744KB)

Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy, P.C., South Lyon, MI

Stewart Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (dba Stewart Compounding Pharmacy), Fayetteville, NC

Stokes Healthcare Inc., (dba Stokes Pharmacy), Mount Laurel, NJ

Triangle Compounding, Cary, NC

University Pharmacy, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

US Compounding Inc., Conway, AR

Veterinary Pharmacy Corporation, Saint Peter, MN

Vital Care Compounder, (see Pharmacy Plus, Inc.), Hattiesburg, MS

Weatherford Compounding Pharmacy, LLC, Weatherford, TX

Wedgewood Village Pharmacy, Inc. Swedesboro, NJ

Well Care Discount Pharmacy LLC, (dba Well Care Compounding Pharmacy), Las Vegas, NV

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC, Ocala, FL

Wickliffe Pharmaceutical, Inc., Lexington, KY (see Wickliffe LLC)

Wickliffe LLC, Lexington, KY (formerly Wickliffe Pharmaceutical, Inc.)

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