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Symbios GOPump and GOBlock Kits:Class 1 Recall –Potential for Excessive High Flow Rates

Excessive high flow rates,presents a risk of patient toxicity and serious injury (e.g.,seizure,dysrhythmia,death) due to the rapid influx of medication particularly in patients with low body mass or advanced age. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

Warfarin 2 mg Tablets by Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.:Recall –Due to Oversized Tablets

Ingestion of a greater than intended dose of Warfarin,could lead to an increased pharmacological effect of warfarin. As a result,patients would be more likely to develop bleeding and in some patients that bleeding into a critical organ could be fatal. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

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Symbios GOPump and GOBlock Kits:Class 1 Recall –Potential for Excessive High Flow Rates

Warfarin 2 mg Tablets by Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.:Recall –Due to Oversized Tablets

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