Baxter Recalls Exactamed Oral Dispensers Due to Mixed Sizes
Baxter Healthcare is recalling Exactamed 5 mL Oral Dispensers because pharmacy packs may contain 10 mL dispensers.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard is a labeling/packaging error (mixed sizes) rather than a direct contamination or structural failure.
Plain-English summary
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling Exactamed 5 mL Oral Dispensers, Amber, in pharmacy packs. The recall involves specific reference numbers and lot numbers for 500-count, 100-count, and 1500-count packs.
The recall was initiated because the 5 mL pharmacy packs may contain both 5 mL and 10 mL oral dispensers. This discrepancy in dispenser size within a single package could lead to medication dosing errors.
The affected products were distributed nationwide. Consumers and healthcare providers should check their inventory for the specific reference numbers and lot numbers listed in the recall notice and stop using the affected dispensers.
The recalled product
- Product
- EXACTAMED Oral Dispensers, 5mL, AMBER: PHARMACY PACK, REF H9388505, x500 PHARMACY PACK, REF H9388105, x100 COST CONTAINMENT, REF H93884205, x1500
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,192,000
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (12)
- REF H9388105
- Lot Numbers: B301N017P
- B301N070P
- B302M338P
- B304N045P REF H9388505
- Lot Numbers: B301N023P
- B301N049P
- B302N077P REF H93884205
- Lot Numbers: B301N056P
- B302M333P
- B303N042P
- B307N015P
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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