ISMP recently conducted a survey of our nursing audience on Carpuject prefilled syringe cartridges for injectable medications. The survey revealed two troubling safety issues that may place patients ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - Some Hospira Carpuject pre-filled syringe cartridges contain extra medication, which may produce an overdose, according to a Food and Drug Administration press release. Pharmacies ...

Hospira announced a nationwide voluntary recall of one lot of Morphine Sulfate injection, 4mg/mL, due to a customer report of two Carpujects syringes containing more than the 1mL labeled fill volume.

One lot of hydromorphone HCI injection 1 mg/mL manufactured by Hospira (Dilaudid) is being recalled due to reports that the prefilled glass cartridges designed for use in the Carpuject Syringe system ...

The company is recalling two lots of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL in 2.5 mL, Carpuject Single-use cartridge syringe system due to particulate matter on the syringe plunger.

Credit: FDA. The issue is related to an incomplete crimp seal that may cause the product to leak. At this time, there have been no reports of adverse events related to this recall. Hospira is ...

On May 18, 2012, Hospira issued a safety alert to healthcare professionals about potential, clinically significant volume overfill in prefilled Carpuject and iSecure syringe systems—more than twice ...