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Detection of Serrated Polyps Improved With Propofol During Colonoscopy

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Propofol sedation during colonoscopy seems to be associated with improved detection of serrated polyps, according to a study published online April 17 in Anesthesiology....

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall For One Lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), Due To The Potential Presence of Visible Particulates

NEW YORK, NY., August 22, 2022 - Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), 100mL Single Patient Use Glass...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall For One Lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP (containing benzyl alcohol), Due To The Potential Presence of Visible Particulate

NEW YORK, NY., July 13, 2022 – Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP (containing benzyl alcohol), 100 mL Single Patient Use Glass...

FDA Medwatch Alert: General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Approves Label Changes for Use in Young Children

ISSUE: FDA has approved previously announced label changes regarding the use of general anesthetic and sedation medicines in children younger than 3 years. These changes include: A new Warning...

FDA Medwatch Alert: General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - New Warnings for Young Children and Pregnant Women

ISSUE: FDA is warning that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP by Hospira: Recall - Visible Particulates

ISSUE: Hospira notified the public of a nationwide recall of seven lots of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 200 mg/20 mL (10 mg/mL) to the user level due to a glass defect located on the interior...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hospira Propofol Injectable Emulsion: Recall - Glass Vial Defect

ISSUE: Hospira and FDA notified healthcare professional of a nationwide recall of three lots of Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, 1g/100 mL, due to visible particles embedded in the glass to the user...

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