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Canada: Risk of inadvertent injection of Adrenalin™ (epinephrine chloride 1:1000) intended for topical use (English Only)
 
Erfa Canada Inc. in consultation with Health Canada informs health professionals of important safety information concerning an increased risk of inadvertent injection of topical/nasal Adrenalin™ 1 mg/mL (epinephrine chloride 1:1000) due to the similarity of its packaging to injectable use vials.

Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-avis/prof/_2010/adrenalin_hpc-cps-eng.php

In Hong Kong, the above product is not registered and there is no topical/nasal epinephrine (adrenaline) preparation registered in Hong Kong.

Ends/ Wednesday, August 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 15:00
 
 
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