( CNN ) -- A Tennessee compounding pharmacy on probation has voluntarily recalled an anti-inflammatory steroid injection in at least 11 states after seven patients developed abscesses in North Carolina and Illinois , officials said Friday . State and federal health organizations are investigating Main Street Family Pharmacy , LLC , in Newbern , Tennessee , and its preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate , or MPA , a steroid product used for a range of conditions . The pharmacy `` is currently on probation as a result of a recent inspection , '' the Tennessee Department of Health said in a statement . The agency did n't provide further details . The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy licensed the compounding pharmacy in 1985 , the state health agency said . It was licensed as a manufacturer/wholesaler/distributor in 2010 , the state agency said . Officials with the compounding pharmacy could n't be immediately reached for comment Friday . Cooperating with authorities , the pharmacy has voluntarily recalled all of its sterile products , including MPA , authorities said . No cases of meningitis or other life-threatening infections have been reported , authorities said . `` Health officials believe , in reviewing preliminary information about when the material could have been appropriately used , there is not an ongoing risk to those now needing treatments , '' the Tennessee health agency said . Melthyprednisone acetate is an injectable form of a popular steroid medication and is used to treat inflammation throughout the body . It 's most commonly used to treat arthritic joint pain , but can also be used for other conditions like allergic reactions , sports-related injuries , immune system disorders , certain cancers and various other types of inflammatory diseases . In the wake of the recent complications , the Food and Drug Administration and Tennessee health officials began inspecting the facility on Wednesday . `` The pharmacy staff and management have been cooperative , '' the state health agency said . `` The pharmacy has agreed to stop sterile compounding pending resolution of the current investigation . '' Five people in Illinois developed abscesses after receiving injections of MPA , state health authorities said . All five Illinois patients received the shots at Logan Primary Care clinic in Herrin between January 3 and February 21 , officials said . Two people in North Carolina developed complications after receiving the injections at a clinic in Greenville , state health officials said . The pharmacy shipped MPA to a total of three North Carolina clinics : Carolina Arthritis Center in Pitt County , Bailey Family Practice Center in Nash County , and Shallote Medical Center in Brunswick County . State and local health officials are now working with those three facilities . Illinois health authorities said that one of the cases in North Carolina `` indicates a fungal infection as the cause of an abscess that developed after injection with MPA from the compounding pharmacy . '' North Carolina authorities said skin abscesses have been the complications identified so far . The Tennessee pharmacy `` has agreed to voluntary surrender its North Carolina pharmacy license , '' according to a statement by North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services . Besides Illinois and North Carolina , the Tennessee pharmacy has distributed the steroid injection to nine more states : Alabama , Arkansas , California , Florida , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , New Mexico , and South Carolina . CNN 's Matt Sloane contributed to this report .
Main Street Family Pharmacy in Illinois voluntarily recalls steroid product in 11 states . 11 people in Tennessee develop abscesses ; 11 complications develop in Tennessee . The pharmacy is currently on probation as a result of a recent inspection . No cases of meningitis or other life-threatening infections have been reported .