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Recall: 2 lots of children's Allerject—serious manufacturing defect

Attention parents of kids with allergies: There is a serious Allerject recall due to a manufacturing defect that may prevent the injector from working properly.

Allerject recall Canada Photo: Health Canada

Health Canada has announced the recall of two lots of kids' Allerject—a single-use, pre-filled epinephrine injector for kids weighing 15-30 kilograms.

The following lots are affected: 2857508 and 2857505 (0.15 mg / 0.15 mL auto-injector), DIN 02382059. These lots were distributed as of June 1, 2015.

The recall was issued voluntarily by Sanofi-aventis Canada, Inc., after they discovered a serious manufacturing defect in the needle, which may prevent the epinephrine required in emergency allergy reactions (anaphylaxis) from being injected properly. This obviously poses a severe health risk, as anaphylaxis may be deadly.

Please see Health Canada's complete recall notice here.

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What parents and caregivers of kids using Allerject should do: Health Canada is advising consumers to check the lot numbers of their Allerject (0.15 mg / 0.15 mL auto-injector). If you have one of the recalled products, return it to your pharmacy for a replacement with the same dosage. Talk to your pharmacist about how to use the new injector, in case it's different from the one you returned.

 

This article was originally published on Jun 15, 2015

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