Current Anesthesia Related Safety Alerts

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Current Anesthesia Related Safety Alerts

Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know, April 10, 2013
Fentanyl Transdermal System (marketed as Duragesic) Information, April 9, 2013
Letter to Stakeholders: Update on certain needleless pre-filled glass syringes, March 26, 2013
FDA Safety Communication: Neptune 1 Silver Waste Management System and Neptune 2 Ultra Waste Management System (Neptune 1 Silver and Neptune 2 Ultra), March 14, 2013
Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms, March 12, 2013
Xyrem (sodium oxybate): Warning Against Use With Alcohol or Drugs Causing Respiratory Depression, December 17, 2012
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Updated information on 32 mg intravenous ondansetron (Zofran) dose and pre-mixed ondansetron products, December 4, 2012
Tubing and Luer Misconnections: Preventing Dangerous Medical Errors, November 27, 2012
Update on NECC Products: Samples of injectable betamethasone and cardioplegia solution test positive for bacterial contamination, November 1, 2012
FDA Statement on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak, November 1, 2012
New England Compounding Center (NECC) Potentially Contaminated Medication: Fungal Meningitis Outbreak, October 5, 2012

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