Upsher-Smith Laboratories is recalling several medications because the tablets contain a higher dosage of medication than what is listed on the bottle's label. If mistakenly taken, is overdose of medication can cause serious and life threatening problems.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with IKEA Home Furnishings, has announced a voluntary recall of SNIGLAR cribs. The four bolts provided with some SNIGLAR cribs to secure the mattress support are not long enough. As a result, the mattress support can detach and collapse, creating a risk of entrapment, suffocation or other injury to the child in the crib.
Medtronic announced it is recalling infusion pumps and refill kits used to provide long-term, continuous or intermittent drug infusion because of the potential for the pump to be misused, which can cause unintentional overdoses. This misuse has been linked to eight deaths and 270 events that required medical intervention since 1996.
Two strangulation deaths have prompted a recall of 1.7 million Summer Infant brand video baby monitors with cords, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The cords on the devices present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to the crib.
A product used in patients undergoing diagnostic catheterization procedures is being recalled because the device may fracture and/or separate during use, which may result in patient harm. The recall includes certain model and lots of the Arstasis One Access System, and falls into the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Class 1 recall category, which is the most serious type of recall and involves situations in which there is a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
On Feb. 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released results of a 10-month study on the suspected cause of Sudden Unintended Acceleration that affected thousands of Toyota vehicles and prompted the recall of more than 8 million various makes and models beginning in late 2009. But lawyers and safety groups investigating claims of accidents, injuries and deaths caused by SUA say the study is incomplete and in no way exonerates Toyota or involvement of its electronic throttle system. The NASA study will not stand up when more exhaustive research is finalized, according to a number of safety groups.
Two prescription medications are being recalled by Qualitest due to a report that a bottle was labeled to contain one medication but instead contained the other drug. The recall involves hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, an opioid analgesic and antitussive painkiller also known by the brand name Vicodin, and phenobarbital tablets, a barbiturate used to treat and prevent seizures and sleep disorders.
A device used to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic intravascular devices or fluids through the skin is being recalled because the introducer tips may detach during use and cause serious and potentially deadly injury. The recall includes Prelude Short Sheath Catheter Introducers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Sassy, Inc., has announced a recall of Refreshing Rings infant teethers/rattlers intended for babies ages 3 months and older. Small pieces of the product's plastic ball can detach as a result of children chewing on the teether/rattle and cause an ingestion hazard.
About 30,000 jogging strollers made by phil&teds USA, Inc. and sold in the United States and Canada are being recalled because they pose a risk for finger lacerations and amputations.
