CanadaBD ChloraPrep 1 mL and 1.5 mL Applicator – Clear (chlorhexidine gluconate 2% w/v; isopropyl alcohol 70% v/v) in the Canadian and imported lot numbers specified by Health Canada are affected. The recall was issued because product sterility is compromised; verify whether your product is one of the affected lots. Consult your healthcare provider before discontinuing use, contact the recalling firm with questions, and report any health product side effects or other safety complaints to Health Canada.
What's being recalled
Depth of recall: End users, Healthcare establishments
Companies: Becton Dickinson Canada Inc., 2100 Derry Road West, Suite 100,, Mississauga ON L5N 0B3 Canada.
How to identify it
Brand: BD Canada; Product Name: BD ChloraPrep™ 1 mL Applicator – Clear; Market Authorization: DIN 02484374; Dosage Form: Solution; Strength: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% w/v; Isopropyl alcohol 70% v/v; Lot Number: Canadian lots: 3213779, 3215726, 3218277, 3219965, 3243338, 3243339, 3249401, 3249403, 3277389, 3277428, 3285433, 3285435, 3291949, 3303392, 3303396, 3307708, 3307710, 3311012, 3311014, 3314361, 3314364, 3332766, 3333166, 3333167, 3334641, 3334644, 3355527, 4003747, 4003753, 4004069 Following lots Imported under Health Canada authorization to mitigate shortage: 3200267, 3201277, 3214206,
Brand: BD Canada; Product Name: ChloraPrep™ 1.5 mL Applicator – Clear; Market Authorization: DIN 02484374; Dosage Form: Solution; Strength: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% w/v; Isopropyl alcohol 70% v/v; Lot Number: Canadian lot: 3214890 Following lots Imported under Health Canada authorization to mitigate shortage: 3167620, 3171115, 3177820, 3190812, 3201195
The hazard
Product sterility is compromised in affected lots.
What to do
Verify if your product is affected.
Consult your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing use of the affected product(s), or for any health concerns.
Contact the recalling firm if you have any questions about the recall.
Report any health product related side effects to Health Canada.
Report any other health product safety complaints to Health Canada.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Health Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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