EMEA
January 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Medicines Evaluation Agency has publicised a warning made by German pharmaceuticals company Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH that users of its product Metalyse have been incorrectly using the vial and pre-filled syringe used to administer the medicine. Patients have not been pressing the syringe as deeply into the vial as they should. Said the EMEA statement: "Failure to complete these steps correctly can cause the solvent to leak, leading to an insufficient volume in the vial," and the subsequent administering of an incorrect ...
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