WASHINGTON (CN) - Some Hospira Carpuject pre-filled syringe cartridges contain extra medication, which may produce an overdose, according to a Food and Drug Administration press release. Pharmacies ...

The FDA is alerting healthcare providers of a potential safety risk in some Hospira Carpuject pre-filled cartridges. The pre-filled cartridges containing morphine and hydromorphone may be overfilled ...

The survey was completed by 540 nurses, predominantly staff-level registered nurses (78%) and, to a much lesser extent, nurse managers (8%) and nurse educators (8%). Most participating nurses (87%) ...

(RTTNews) - Hospira, Inc., affiliated to dug major Pfizer Inc., is recalling select lots of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection Carpuject Units and Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection Carpuject Units, ...

UNDATED - Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling lots 72680LL and 76510LL of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL in 2.5 mL, Carpuject Single-use cartridge syringe ...

An investigation into user complaints of overfilled Carpuject syringes led Hospira ($HSP) to realize manufacturing problems with overfills were far more extensive ...

Hospira announced a nationwide voluntary recall of one lot of Morphine Sulfate injection, 4mg/mL, due to a customer report of two Carpujects syringes containing more than the 1mL labeled fill volume.

Hospira ($HSP), which has been trying so hard to make improvements in its manufacturing and quality-control methods in the face of plant problems, has had to recall ...

ISMP recently conducted a survey of our nursing audience on Carpuject prefilled syringe cartridges for injectable medications. The survey revealed two troubling safety issues that may place patients ...