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This Medical Device Alert has been issued due to excessive negative pressures (eg using closed suction systems), which can damage the inspiratory and expiratory pressure measurement transducers. Such damage has led to high gas flows that subsequently caused bilateral pneumothoraces.
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A month-by-month list of Medical Device Alerts that we have issued in 2010.
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We have today announced an extended indication for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to include harm reduction, which has been granted for an (NRT) inhalator, available through general sales outlets.
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This Medical Device Alert (MDA) has been issued due to a risk of injury to the attendant's hand when using the climbing mechanism on C-Max U/2 stair climbers manufactured by Alber Antriebstechnik GmbH (AAT).
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A list of letters sent to healthcare professionals in January 2010, to inform of new safety information and advice.
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Schering-Plough Ltd is recalling certain batches, which have an expiry date of 18 months, as a precautionary measure because the stability of the products after 15 months cannot be assured.
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This Medical Device Alert (MDA) has been issued due to a possible blockage of the connector by a plastic membrane, which has been caused by a moulding fault during manufacture. This fault could prevent or restrict the gas flow to the patient.
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has completed a review of the obesity medicine sibutramine (Reductil). The review has found that the cardiovascular risks of sibutramine outweigh its benefits.
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