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FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients. Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at www.fda.gov/psn. You may have already received notification of some of these safety issues through the MedWatch E-list. However, many of these PSN stories contain video footage and demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare facilities and academic institutions.
Stories in the January 2010 edition include:
Emergency Use of Peramivir to Treat H1N1Use of Peramivir is authorized only under certain circumstances, including when the patient is not responding to either oral or inhaled antiviral therapy…
Complications with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
FDA recommendations to help reduce the risk of serious complications with negative pressure wound therapy…
Warning Against Nebulizing Relenza Inhalation Powder
Relenza Inhalation Powder, which is used in the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza, is only intended to be inhaled using a Diskhaler…
Nationwide Recall of AccuSure Insulin Syringes
These syringe needles may detach from the syringe…
Recall of Certain Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagents
Laboratories should consider all test results obtained with the recalled reagents to be questionable…
Preventing Anaphylactic-type Reactions with Dexferrum
Updated boxed warning about giving patients a test dose and observing them for signs and symptoms of anaphylactic-type reactions every time Dexferrum is administered…
Energy Levels in External Biphasic Defibrillators
FDA is looking into reports in which a 200 joule biphasic defibrillator was ineffective in terminating an arrhythmia, whereas a subsequent shock from a 360 joule device resulted in immediate defibrillation or cardioversion…
Alert on Philips Avalon Fetal Monitors
While Philips continues to investigate, the company recommends several interim steps to reduce the likelihood of inaccurate readings or their impact…
Never Use Parenteral Syringes for Oral Medications
Once a parenteral syringe is filled with a liquid intended for oral use, it can be accidentally connected to an intravenous line, with potentially dangerous consequences…
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