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Home › Prescription medicine › Pfizer Inc. — 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate…
Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Presence of Particulate Matter; identified as glass
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — FDA Class I: reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.
Who to contact: Recalling firm: Pfizer Inc.
4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), Glass ABBOJECT Unit of Use Syringe, For Intravenous Use, Rx Only, 10 mL Syringe per Carton, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forst, IL 60045, NDC 0409-5534-24 (carton), 0409-5534-14 (case).
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Pfizer Inc. — 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), Glass ABBOJECT Unit of Use Syringe, For Intravenous Use, Rx Only, 10 mL Syringe per Carton, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forst, IL 60045, NDC 0409-5534-24 (carton), 0409-”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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