On May 18, 2012, Hospira issued a safety alert to healthcare professionals about potential, clinically significant volume overfill in prefilled Carpuject and iSecure syringe systems—more than twice ...

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 ...

FDA Recall Alert Two lots of naloxone hydrochloride injections, USP have been recalled by Hospira, Inc., due to concerns regarding the presence of particulates on the syringe plunger. Two lots of ...

One lot of hydromorphone HCI injection 1 mg/mL manufactured by Hospira (Dilaudid) is being recalled due to reports that the prefilled glass cartridges designed for use in the Carpuject Syringe system ...

ISMP can envision other problems not mentioned in response to the survey when using prefilled cartridges as vials. Nurses may want to dilute small volumes of IV push medications to aid slow ...