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Med-rx medication administration kit and delivery kit

Official notice

14 Aug 2023

HighHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Med-rx medication administration kit and delivery kit. CHS initiated this recall after receiving a recall notification letter from Baxter which stated the following: "This action is being taken as a precautionary measure as there may be a potential for the IV solution bags to leak at the connection site during spiking of the bag or dislodgement of the membrane tube upon spike removal." Recall start date: August 1, 2023 Published 2023-08-14.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

74109

Official notice

2023-08-14

The hazard

CHS initiated this recall after receiving a recall notification letter from Baxter which stated the following: "This action is being taken as a precautionary measure as there may be a potential for the IV solution bags to leak at the connection site during spiking of the bag or dislodgement of the membrane tube upon spike removal." Recall start date: August 1, 2023

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Recall Numbers

74109

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Med-Rx Medication/Primary Solution Administration Kit, Lot or serial number - 174575 170701 183861, Model or catalogue number - 700707-13

Product 2

Affected products - Med-Rx Medication Delivery Kit, Lot or serial number - 169585 166630, Model or catalogue number - A0968 A0969

Risk / hazard

CHS initiated this recall after receiving a recall notification letter from Baxter which stated the following: "This action is being taken as a precautionary measure as there may be a potential for the IV solution bags to leak at the connection site during spiking of the bag or dislodgement of the membrane tube upon spike removal." Recall start date: August 1, 2023

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand: Canadian Hospital Specialties Doing Business Chs, Med-rx Medication Administration Kit And Delivery Kit.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

74109

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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