Recall at Compound Center Has Led to Shortages at Children's Hospital

A recall at a Woburn compounding facility last month is causing problems at a Boston hospital, Boston.com reported yesterday.

As reported on Woburn Patch, Pallimed Solutions, Inc. was ordered on March 22 by the state board that regulates compounding pharmacies to stop producing drugs that were supposed to be made in a sterile process and to quarantine the products in its possession. The compounding pharmacy voluntarily recalled over a dozen products after regulators found "foreign matter" in vials of drugs used for injections.

According to the Boston.com story, the recall and product shutdown has led to about 100 patients at Boston Children's Hospital being treated for bladder conditions without a product they need to keep catheters clear of infection. Pallimed made an antibiotic solution that these patients need to flush their catheters regularly.

Children’s Hospital pharmacy director Al Patterson said patients and their families are looking to find another pharmacy to provide the solution, but it is difficult, the story states. Because of upheaval in the industry other compound facilities are reluctant to take on new patients.