OF VITAL IMPORT TO THOSE ON IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE-----PLEASE READ:

coloCan
coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited March 2011 in Colorectal Cancer #1
As per special email I just saw from medpagetoday.com

"APP Pharmaceuticals has recalled five lots of irinotecan hydrochloride, used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer, because fungal contamination was found in one lot"

Do not know how large a "lot" is,lot #s involved listed in brief newsflash.....


Concludes:"No adverse events related to the recalled product have been reported"

Not meant to scare, only to inform.........steve

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  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #2
    Wow!
    Wow!
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #3
    pepebcn said:

    Wow!
    Wow!

    I'm assuming here, Pepe, that this concerns the USA only tho
    I really don't know where everyone/anyone around the world gets their chemo stuff from.....
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #4
    coloCan said:

    I'm assuming here, Pepe, that this concerns the USA only tho
    I really don't know where everyone/anyone around the world gets their chemo stuff from.....

    Apparently this had first been reported on March 25, as per
    aboutlawsuits.com/irinotecan-hydrochloride-injection-recall-17135/
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #5
    coloCan said:

    Apparently this had first been reported on March 25, as per
    aboutlawsuits.com/irinotecan-hydrochloride-injection-recall-17135/

    Here is the FDA recall info
    http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm248576.htm
  • wolfen
    wolfen Member Posts: 1,324 Member
    #6
    Buckwirth said:

    Here is the FDA recall info
    http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm248576.htm

    Thank You for this info. Johnnybegood is starting this drug on Wedensday. I will call her tomorrow and make sure she gets this info to her onc.

    Wolfen
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #7
    wolfen said:

    Thank You for this info. Johnnybegood is starting this drug on Wedensday. I will call her tomorrow and make sure she gets this info to her onc.

    Wolfen

    awsome steve
    this shows how effective this board can

    Pete

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