AmEx recalls all lots of bevacizumab

All lots of bevacizumab 1.25 mg/0.05 mL 31-gauge injectable and bevacizumab 2.5 mg/0.1 mL Normject TB injectable from Pacifico National, doing business as AmEx Pharmacy, have been voluntarily recalled by the company, according to a press release.
The recall comes after an FDA inspection found a risk for non-sterility, which could lead to infection.
Physicians who have these products, used for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, are asked to stop using them, remove them from inventory and return them to AmEx Pharmacy. The pharmacy can (Read more...)

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