Baxter Initiate Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Highly COncentrated Potassium Chloride Injection In The U.S. Due to Mislabeled Overpouch

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Title: Baxter Initiate Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Highly COncentrated Potassium Chloride Injection In The U.S. Due to Mislabeled Overpouch

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Baxter Initiate Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Highly COncentrated Potassium Chloride Injection In The U.S. Due to Mislabeled Overpouch

11/21/2014 11:50 AM EST

Baxter International Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Highly Concentrated Potassium Chloride Injection, 10 mEq per 100 mL to the user level due to a complaint of mislabeling of the overpouch. The inability to detect this overpouch mislabeling at the point of care may result in the administration of a dose lower than intended. In the high-risk patient population – patients prone to severe electrolyte imbalance – this hazardous situation may lead to serious, life-threatening adverse health consequences

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