On May 18, 2012, Hospira issued a safety alert to healthcare professionals about potential, clinically significant volume overfill in prefilled Carpuject and iSecure syringe systems—more than twice ...

The FDA announced a recall of Naloxone on Monday after the antidote’s manufacturer flagged a potential issue with the syringe plunger. Hospira Inc., which is a Pfizer company, said the potential ...

Hospira announced a nationwide voluntary recall of one lot of Morphine Sulfate injection, 4mg/mL, due to a customer report of two Carpujects syringes containing more than the 1mL labeled fill volume.

The company is recalling two lots of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL in 2.5 mL, Carpuject Single-use cartridge syringe system due to particulate matter on the syringe plunger.

UNDATED - Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling lots 72680LL and 76510LL of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL in 2.5 mL, Carpuject Single-use cartridge syringe ...

The batch was distributed between August 14, 2018 and September 5, 2018. Two lots of naloxone hydrochloride injections, USP have been recalled by Hospira, Inc., due to concerns regarding the presence ...

One lot of hydromorphone HCI injection 1 mg/mL manufactured by Hospira (Dilaudid) is being recalled due to reports that the prefilled glass cartridges designed for use in the Carpuject Syringe system ...

According to the FDA, Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company is recalling lots 72680LL and 76510LL of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL in 2.5 mL, Carpuject Single-use cartridge syringe ...

Pfizer notified customers Jan. 31 it is having difficulty making certain prefilled syringes of opioid painkillers — marking the third time in six months the company has encountered manufacturing ...

ISMP can envision other problems not mentioned in response to the survey when using prefilled cartridges as vials. Nurses may want to dilute small volumes of IV push medications to aid slow ...