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Bryant Ranch Prepack is voluntarily recalling four lots of a blood pressure medication called Spironolactone due to a packaging mistake which resulted in bottles displaying the incorrect strength. Prepackaged bottles labeled spironolactone 50 mg may contain spironolactone 25 mg tablets, while prepackaged bottles of spironolactone 25 mg may contain Spironolactone 50 mg tablets, according to […]
WishGarden Herbs, Inc. recalled one lot of Happy Ducts Compress after it became aware of a possible supply chain contamination. The Happy Ducts product affected in the recall reportedly contained the Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. The same issue of contamination prompted several American health agencies to recall lots of Zantac, a heartburn medication. Only in this […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently gave its highest risk designation to Cook Medical’s recall of its Flexor Check-Flo Introducers and Flexor Tuohy-Borst Side-Arm Introducers. More About The Class I Recall The recall initiated by Cook Medical involved 37,326 catheters which are used to help deliver other medical devices to blood vessels, except for […]
An over-the-counter lidocaine gel used to provide temporary relief from pain and itching associated with minor skin irritations such as burns, cuts, sunburn, scrapes, and insect bites was recently recalled. MPM Medical of Mesquite, Texas is voluntarily recalling one lot of Regenecare HA Hydrogel following two customer complaints of visible contamination. The same issue of […]
A company-initiated recall of EMBLEM S-ICD (Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) system has been categorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class I recall. The Boston Scientific S-ICD is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator meant to provide electrical shock to “stop dangerously fast heart rhythms and pacing for a short time after shocks if […]
WishGarden Herbs, Inc. has recently recalled two products because they were found to be made with ingredients which are potentially contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria, which thrive in very dry places. The company has pulled 14 lots of Cord Care and Goldenseal Powder products which were produced after July 26, 2018 and bore expiration dates […]
Generic drug maker Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (“Meitheal”), voluntarily recalled one lot of cisatracurium besylate, an injectable muscle relaxant. The decision to recall the product was made following a packaging error which resulted in vials being mislabeled as phenylephrine injection, which is a blood pressure medication. Meitheal is not the only generic drugmaker to have been […]
A few days into 2021, Boston Scientific said it will discontinue its Lotus Edge transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system, following a global voluntary recall of the product due to “complexities” with the delivery system of the device. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Lotus Edge in 2019, and now, it is no […]
German drugmaker Fresenius Kabi made the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recall list once again, over fears of contamination for a product it recently recalled last year. Fresenius Kabi pulled one lot of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection after particulates were found in reserve sample vials. The recall covers a 30-mg dose of the anti-inflammatory drug, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has categorized Hillrom’s recall of its Liko Multirall 200 overhead lift as Class I, its most serious level. Citing its potential for serious harm, the agency said the device was associated with two deaths. Overall, 34 complaints linked to the use of the product were reported, including 22 serious […]