Patient Safety Risk

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday alerted health care providers to a recall and change in reprocessing methods for certain urological endoscopes made by Karl Storz.
Products by FarmaKeio Superior Custom Compounding that are intended as sterile may not be, the agency said.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra yesterday joined health ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan in strongly condemning Russia’s military attacks on Ukrainian health care facilities.
Philips Respironics and Adamis Pharmaceuticals announce recalls.
The Food and Drug Administration today required certain COVID-19 test developers to evaluate how SARS-CoV-2 mutations impact their test’s performance and update the labeling for the product accordingly.
Medical Action Industries Inc. has recalled more than 8,000 medical convenience kits due to fungal contamination risk from an applicator used to sanitize skin prior to wound care, catheter procedures and blood collection
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A new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality consolidates the latest evidence on 47 patient safety practices to help hospitals, primary care practices, long-term care facilities and other providers target and focus their patient safety efforts.
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A federal court in Texas yesterday ordered Pharm D Solutions to stop producing or distributing compounded drugs intended to be sterile until the company complies with federal law and other requirements, the Food and Drug Administration announced.