Details on an Rx you might not want to inject.
Around 137 million Americans, per late 2024 data in the American Journal of Managed Care, were eligible for semaglutide prescriptions, “mainly for weight loss, diabetes, or cardiovascular prevention.”
It’s really important that Americans fill their GLP-1 prescription with a doctor and a pharmacy they can count on. On March 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a report that multiple semaglutide prescriptions had been recalled “nationwide within the U.S.” after having been manufactured in China—specifically, by Harbin Jixianglong Biotech Co., Ltd.
Product details:
Semaglutide (For Rx Compounding Use Only)
- Lot number: CP-030-20250711
- Expiration date: July 24, 2027
- Available in: 1 gram, 5 grams, 10 grams, 25 grams, 50 grams
Semaglutide (For Rx Compounding Use Only)
- Batch number: CP-030-20250911
- Retest date: September 24, 2027
- Available in: 1 gram, 5 grams, 10 grams, 25 grams, 50 grams
There were two reasons for the recall, as stated by the FDA—in sum, deviations from the Common Good Manufacturing Practices, or CGMP, quality standards. “This recall has been initiated due to failing to complete process validation and bacterial endotoxin method validation before distribution,” the FDA says, possibly taken to mean two things: the maker did not provide necessary documented proof that their manufacturing process reliably and consistently produces a safe, correct product every single time; and that they also didn’t prove sufficient testing was done to assure the product did not contain toxic byproducts.
On March 2, the FDA gave this particular recall a Class II level-risk, which they define as “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
Since this recall applies to the compounded version of this particular semaglutide product, it’s possible your pharmacy caught it before dispensing it to you. For any questions, speak with them or your prescribing doctor.
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