martes, 1 de diciembre de 2009

December 2009 FDA Patient Safety News


You can find more information about FDA Patient Safety News, and watch or download the video program on our web site (http://www.fda.gov/psn). Stories in the December 2009 edition include:

Boxed Warning about Tissue Injury with IV Promethazine
Intra-arterial and subcutaneous administration of promethazine are contraindicated…

Certain Philips HeartStart AEDs Recalled
Affected HeartStart FR2+ AEDs may have a memory chip failure that could make them inoperable and prevent therapy from being delivered…

Certain Unomedical Pulmonary Resuscitators Recalled
A malfunction may make it difficult to resuscitate a patient properly…

Important Changes for Heparin
Due to a change in the reference standard, the potency of heparin marketed in the U.S. will now be reduced by about 10 percent…

Medtronic Sutureless Connector Catheters Incompatible with IsoMed Pumps
The catheter may not connect completely to the pump, even if it appears to be securely connected…

Radiation Overdoses from CT Scans
FDA concerned that situation could reflect more widespread problems with CT quality assurance programs…

Reporting Adverse Events to FDA’s MedWatch
FDA's MedWatch program relies on healthcare professionals and consumers to report to serious problems with the medical products they prescribe, dispense, or use…

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Show #93, December 2009

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