Sandoz, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Cefazolin for incorrectly including a different antibiotic in its packaging, according to a June 27 FDA announcement.
The lot is being recalled following a customer complaint indicating that four Penicillin G Potassium were incorrectly included in a carton of Cefazolin.
“There is a reasonable probability that the inadvertent administration of penicillin G potassium injection, instead of intended cefazolin injection, may pose serious and potentially life-threatening adverse health consequences, including lack of efficacy leading to less than optimal treatment of severe infections, antibiotic resistance, adverse reactions, severe allergic reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis), drug interactions, cardiac arrhythmias resulting from high potassium especially in patients with kidney impairment, and delayed recovery,” the recall notice stated….