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Tag Archives: Medication Errors
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Cardinal Health Gets Warning Letter Over Defective Monoject Syringes
FDA never approved recent changes in manufacturers and new dimensions for the syringe sizes, which led to a massive Monoject syringe recall earlier this year
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FDA Issues Import Alert for Certain Chinese-Made Syringes, Due to Leaks and Other Defects
If no other syringes are available, doctors are urged to carefully monitor patients when the Chinese-made syringes are used, which may leak, break or cause other life-threatening complications
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Nimbus Infusion Pump Recall Issued After Thousands of Reports Involving Problems That May Cause Medication Errors
Nearly 4,000 consumer complaints have been received concerning faulty infusion pumps, which could expose users to serious and potentially life-threatening injury.
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FDA Warns Medical Industry to “Transition Away” from Certain Chinese-Made Syringes
Warning letters over plastic syringe problems were sent to both Chinese manufacturers and U.S. distributors, due to quality control and safety issues.
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Cardinal Health Monoject Recall Expanded to Impact Nearly 28M Syringes
The FDA has declared a February product correction as a Class I Monoject syringe recall, following numerous reports of problems with the new syringes' dimensions.
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Cardinal Health Monoject Syringe Recall Issued Over Problems Fitting Drug Pumps
The FDA first warned of problems with Cardinal Health Monoject syringes failing to fit drug pumps in November 2023.
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FDA Investigating Chinese-Made Syringes Due to Defect, Leak Concerns
Problems with the plastic syringes from China may result in the delivery of incorrect medication dosages, the agency warns.
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Preventable Operating Room Medication Errors May Result in Additional $5.3B in Medical Costs Per Year in U.S.
The U.S. alone accounts for 11% of the global cost of operating room medication errors, according to data from the World Health Organization.
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California Pharmacies Make 5 Million Errors Every Year, LA Times Reports
Many of the problems are due to understaffing and a lack of prescription error reporting requirements, the report found.
