Baxter Healthcare Corp. Rt. Baxter HEP-LOCK (Preservative-Free Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP) 10 units/mL-1 mL vial, 25 pack, NDC 0641-0272-25 (NDC 0641-0272-21: on vial), Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 Recall
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Baxter HEP-LOCK (Preservative-Free Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP) 10 units/mL-1 mL vial, 25 pack, NDC 0641-0272-25 (NDC 0641-0272-21: on vial), Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015
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Baxter Healthcare Corp. Rt. is recalling Baxter HEP-LOCK (Preservative-Free Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP) 10 units/mL-1 mL vial, 25 pack due to Due to an increase of adverse events in Baxter single and multi-dose Heparin for injection products, which used the same active pharmaceutical ingredi. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
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Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Due to an increase of adverse events in Baxter single and multi-dose Heparin for injection products, which used the same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) source as the HEP LOCK products
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
A Press Release was issued on February 28, 2008. Recall notification letters , Urgent Product Recall, were sent on February 29, 2008, by overnight mail to customers/wholesalers/ distributors and dialysis center/renal home patients. Recall letters were also sent on March 7, 2008, to health care professionals
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