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- Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:30:00 +0000: Succinylcholine Chloride 20mg/mL 5mL Syringe by Fagron Sterile Services: Recall - Potential Lack Of Sterility Assurance - MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
Reasonable probability that patient may experience adverse events ranging from fever, chills and malaise, to severe adverse events including systemic invasive mycoses or systemic bacterial sepsis. - Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:50:00 +0000: Venture Catheters by Vascular Solutions: Recall - Excess Material May Split or Separate During Use - MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
UPDATED 06/23/2017. All unexpired lots of the RX, OTW, and CS versions are recalled. Material in the patient's bloodstream can result in serious adverse health consequences such as the development of blood clots, embolism of the excess material to vital organs, or death. - Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:20:00 +0000: Potassium Phosphate and Succinylcholine by Advanced Pharma: Recall - Potential Lack of Sterility Assurance - MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
Patient may experience adverse events ranging from fever, chills and malaise, to severe adverse events including systemic invasive mycoses or systemic bacterial sepsis. - Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:15:00 +0000: System CS100, CS100i and CS300 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps by Datascope: Field Correction - Potential Electrical Test Failure Code - MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
Risk of failure of the device to initiate therapy. - Sat, 17 Jun 2017 02:00:00 +0000: Clindamycin Injection ADD-Vantage Vials by Alvogen: Recall - Lack of Sterility Assurance - MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed
There is a reasonable probability that the patient may experience adverse events, ranging from fever, chills and malaise, to severe adverse events including systemic invasive mycoses or systemic bacterial sepsis.