Medicine recalls
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| The United Kingdom: Recall: Sodium Chloride Infusion 0.9% w/v 1000mL bags |
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announces that Baxter Healthcare Limited are initiating a precautionary, company-led, ward-level recall of two batches of Sodium Chloride Infusion 0.9% w/v 1000mL bags (batch no. 17B03T3A and 17B03T3AA; both with expiry date Jan 2020) due to a potential leak with the bags.
Please refer to the following website in MHRA for details:
http://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/sodium-chloride-infusion-0-9-w-v-1000-ml-bags
In Hong Kong, there are 6 pharmaceutical products containing 0.9% sodium chloride (HK-20984, HK-44901, HK-58996, HK-61943, HK-62220 and HK-64733) which are registered by Baxter Healthcare Ltd (Baxter). As confirmed by Baxter, the manufacturer of the concerned product in the announcement is different from the one of registered products in Hong Kong and the affected batches have not been imported into Hong Kong.
Ends/Friday, Jul 14 2017
Issued at HKT 14:00
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