Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar
CGMP deviation: OOS result observed for the Gliding Force functionality test during 12-month long term stability testing.
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
cGMP deviations: Temperature abuse
Cause type: Temperature excursion
The product was stored or shipped outside its labeled temperature range. Heat or freezing can degrade a drug without any visible change, so it may be weaker than labeled. All temperature excursion recalls.
Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, Glucagon for Injection, 1 mg per vial Diluent for Glucagon, 1ml syringe, Rx only, MFG: Eli Lilly, NDC 0002-8031-01
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Drug: Glucagon
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
CGMP deviation: OOS result observed for the Gliding Force functionality test during 12-month long term stability testing.
cGMP deviations: Temperature abuse
cGMP deviations: Temperature abuse
SUBPOTENT DRUG: Vial contained a liquid substance, instead of the expected powder substance. There was also a lack of full drug effect upon administration.
Defective delivery system: detached needles on the syringe in the kit.
Severe thunderstorms caused transit delays of certain cold chain products that were shipped on 02-Apr-2025 and delivered after the 48-hours specified delivery time, on 07-Apr-2025 and 08-Apr-2025. The affected products may not have been stored at the recommended labeled storage conditions which may have impacted the safety, quality, identity, potency and purity of the product.
Severe thunderstorms caused transit delays of certain cold chain products that were shipped on 02-Apr-2025 and delivered after the 48-hours specified delivery time, on 07-Apr-2025 and 08-Apr-2025. The affected products may not have been stored at the recommended labeled storage conditions which may have impacted the safety, quality, identity, potency and purity of the product.
CGMP Deviations; potential temperature excursions due to transit delays
CGMP Deviations; potential temperature excursions due to transit delays
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