Propofol might best be known as the anesthetic Michael Jackson used inappropriately as a sleeping aid. Administered properly, the drug widely is used in hospitals to sedate patients. It also happens ...
A voluntary recall by Hospira and Teva’s decision to close its troubled Irvine, California, manufacturing facility have combined to put a pinch in the production of propofol, which the FDA lists as ...
Hospira is voluntarily expanding its recall of its Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% and Liposyn products, including Liposyn II 10%, Liposyn II 20%, Liposyn III 10%, Liposyn III 20% and Liposyn III 30%, ...
Last week, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced it will stop manufacturing propofol injection, and soon after, Hospira expanded its recall of Propofol Emulsion 1% due to possible contamination.
Sterile injectable drug maker Hospira ($HSP) last year ramped up production of the sedative and analgesic propofol, a drug CEO F. Michael Ball said he knew the market ...
(RTTNews) - Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer co., is recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), due to the potential presence of visible particulates, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
November 10, 2009 — Lots of Liposyn and Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% are being recalled due to particulate matter in some of the containers resulting from stainless steel equipment used during ...
Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), 100mL Single Patient Use Glass Fliptop Vial; lot EA7470, to the user ...
Hospira has issued a voluntary nationwide recall for one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP (containing benzyl alcohol), due to the potential presence of visible particulate. Hospira, a Pfizer ...
The Teva recall began in July 2009, and Hospira in the fall. Because propofol is an older drug, many manufacturers had already dropped out of the market because they were not making a profit in the ...
June 11, 2009 — The recall of Liposyn and propofol injectable emulsion 1% has been expanded to include a wider range of lot numbers. The initial and current recalls are the result of particulate ...