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Monday, June 07, 2010

Medical News: ondansetron - Cancer Antiemetic Recalled By Drugmaker - in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today



Cancer Antiemetic Recalled By Drugmaker
By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: June 07, 2010

The distributor of intravenous ondansetron for use in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy initiated a voluntary recall due to debris and possible contamination of lots of the product.

Nonsterile bags of the treatment may result in potentially fatal infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients.

Affected lot numbers include A090309 through A090312. The pouches were distributed from August 2009 to May 2010.....

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