THE US Food and Drug
Administration has found links
between 12 cases of serious eye
infections and Avastin
(bevacizumab) injections.
According to reports the dozen
eye infection patients in Miami had
all recently received an ocular
Avastin injection to treat wet
macular degeneration.
Investigations traced the cause
back to a pharmacy which had
repackaged the drug from its
sterile 4ml vials to individual 1ml
syringes.
“Health care professionals should
be aware that repackaging sterile
drugs without proper aseptic
technique can compromise
product sterility, potentially
putting the patient at risk for
microbial infections,” the FDA said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 01 Sep 11 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 01 Sep 11
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