Safety alertSource: FDA Drug Enforcement Reports

Class I recall: Baxter Healthcare Corporation: Cefazolin in Dextrose, Injection, USP, 2g / 100mL (20mg / mL) Single-Dose Infusi

The FDA has classified as Class I a recall by Baxter Healthcare Corporation of Cefazolin in Dextrose Injection, USP, 2g/100mL (20mg/mL), a frozen premix single-dose infusion bag distributed in the GALAXY plastic container (NDC 0338-3508-41). The recall was initiated due to the presence of particulate matter in the product. A Class I designation indicates the FDA's most serious recall category, reserved for situations in which use of the product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Most relevant for: patients receiving intravenous cefazolin antibiotic therapy from affected Baxter Healthcare single-dose infusion bags

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