Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Defective container: cracked/broken cartridges
Cook-Walte, Carbocaine 3% (30 mg/mL), (mepivacaine hydrochloride Injection, USP), packaged in a carton containing 50 Single-Dose Cartridges, 1.7 mL, Rx only, Manufactured by Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada, Inc., NDC 0362-0753-05.
What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.
Reason Presence of Foreign Substance: presence of particles and white flakes in the reconstituted bottles.
Reason shortfill; reports of empty capsules.
Reason Presence of Particulate Matter: Hair was found in products
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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