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The United States: Triad Alcohol Prep Pads, Alcohol Swabs, and Alcohol Swabsticks: Recall due to potential microbial contamination (English Only)
 
Triad Alcohol Prep Pads may have been included in U.S. packaging for Arixtra Starter Kits manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The Triad alcohol prep pads should not be used. Arixtra Starter Kits packaged with recalled prep pads. Use of contaminated alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs or alcohol swabsticks could lead to life-threatening infections, especially in at risk populations.

Please refer to the following website in the United States Food and Drug Administration for details: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm239319.htm

In Hong Kong, Arixtra is registered by GlaxoSmithKline Limited in pre-filled syringe and is a prescription drug. The company confirmed that the product has not been marketed in Hong Kong and neither alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs, nor alcohol swabsticks are contained in the product. Other news related to Triad alcohol prep pads were posted on the website of Pharmaceutical Service on 13 January 2011, 17 January 2011, 21 January 2011, 25 January 2011 and 27 January 2011.


Ends/Saturday, January 29, 2011
Issued at HKT 12:00
 
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