The Recall Desk

FDA (Drugs) recall action 76789

Meridian Medical Technologies a Pfizer Company recalled 2 products on 2017-05-10

The FDA (Drugs) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2017-05-10
Critical
2
Units
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Why these products were recalled

Defective Delivery System; reports of the device failing to activate which could result in a patient not receiving medication

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

States named across these recalls

1–2 of 2

  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)··2017-05-10

    EpiPen Auto-Injectors Recalled for Defective Delivery System

    Meridian Medical Technologies is recalling EpiPen auto-injectors because the delivery system may fail to activate, preventing patients from receiving epinephrine.

    Product
    EPIPEN (EPINEPHRINE)
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)··2017-05-10

    EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injectors Recalled for Delivery System Defects

    Meridian Medical Technologies is recalling EpiPen Jr. auto-injectors because the delivery system may fail to activate, preventing patients from receiving epinephrine.

    Product
    EPIPEN (EPINEPHRINE)
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state