If you use this medicine, call your doctor now, says FDA
The use of prescription drug can now have serious and potentially fatal side effects.
Drugs are generally prescribed to help improve the quality of life for those who take it. And although, in many cases, prescription drugs can have profoundly positive effects for those who take it, there are remarkable exceptions. Currently, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) concerns users of a given order to call their doctor immediately because of the serious health risk it can pose. Read it to find out if your prescription medicine could endanger you.
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Teva Pharmaceuticals recalled one of its injectable medicines.
On July 1, the FDA announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals voluntarily hadrecalled one Lot of its injection to topotecan in 4 mg / 4 ml of single-use flasks. The recalled drug used to treat metastatic ovarian cancer, small cell lung cancer and certain types of cervical cancer, is identifiable by lot number 31328962B, expiry date 04/2022, NDC bottle 0703-4714-71, and Cardboard NDC 0703 -4714-01.
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The reminder was initiated because of the potential contamination of foreign matter.
The recalled medicine was taken from the market after a pharmacy found a glass particle in a medicine bottle. Subsequent tests of the sample revealed a translucent cotton fiber and a gray silicone particle in the same bottle.
Teva led an internal assessment of contamination, which indicated that individuals prescribed a topotecan injection do not come into contact with a contaminated product sample, but initiated the recall nevertheless.
The use of contaminated drugs could be fatal.
While most TEVA Touched medicine users have a low probability of personal prescription being contaminated, any contamination in an injectable drug can prove fatal.
Although some patients who use a contaminated injectable drug can only undergo swelling and irritation, the FDA warns: "If the question of particles reaches the blood vessels, it can go to various organs and block blood vessels. In the heart, the lungs or the brain that can cause to cause and even lead to death. "At the time, the reminder was announced, there was no injury or illness associated with the use of drugs.
If you have the medicine at home, call your doctor now.
Any patient who takes the Teva recalled medicine must call his health care provider immediately. If you have reminder questions, you can also call Teva's medical information line from 8:30 to 5 hours. And or leave a voicemail; To contact the line, dial 888-838-2872, option 3, then option 4. You can also contact the company at [email protected].
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