July 17, 2014 | By Eric Palmer
Baxter International ($BAX) has initiated a worldwide recall of three lots of sodium chloride as well as one of highly concentrated potassium chloride, the company announced today. The recall of the saline comes even as hospitals for months have been facing a shortage of the essential product.
The intravenous (IV) solutions are being recalled to the hospital level after four customers complained that they found bags that contained particulate matter, which has been an ongoing problem for Baxter IV products. The notice of the recall issued by the FDA says there have been no adverse reactions reported so far. But there are risks if someone gets a solution with particulates in it. During a March recall of a single lot of a dialysis product in which mold was found, the drugmaker acknowledged that there
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The intravenous (IV) solutions are being recalled to the hospital level after four customers complained that they found bags that contained particulate matter, which has been an ongoing problem for Baxter IV products. The notice of the recall issued by the FDA says there have been no adverse reactions reported so far. But there are risks if someone gets a solution with particulates in it. During a March recall of a single lot of a dialysis product in which mold was found, the drugmaker acknowledged that there
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