Monday, October 8, 2012

Epidural recall NOW INCLUDES those for childbirth

As of Friday, the recall didn't include those used in child birth, just those used in injection epidurals for pain relief, but now the recall has expanded and includes those used in childbirth.

In fact ALL products made by New England Compounding Center are being recalled...



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 6, 2012 – New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a New England Compounding Center (NECC) today announced a recall of all products currently in circulation that were compounded at and distributed from its facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to the potential risk of contamination, and in cooperation with an investigation being conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy. The FDA had previously issued guidance for medical professionals that all products distributed by NECC should be retained and secured. While there is no indication at this time of any contamination in other NECC products, this recall is being taken as a precautionary measure. Products from NECC can be identified by markings that indicate New England Compounding Center by name or by its acronym (NECC), and/or the company logo that can be accessed here disclaimer icon . A complete list of all products subject to this recall can be accessed here.
NECC is notifying its customers of this recall by fax. Clinics, hospitals and healthcare providers that have product which is being recalled should stop using the product immediately, retain and secure the product, and follow instructions contained in the fax notice.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of any product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

1 comment:

dixiefiddler said...

sharing this! i had a college mate die of complications from a badly given epi....so I refused one for all three of my girls, even though I had pit for two. Now folks need to be warned about Cytotec!!!