One quarter of Veterans Health Administration medical centers and the VA outpatient mail-order pharmacy used alcohol prep pads and other products that were recalled because of contamination threats, according to an msnbc.com report.
Thirty-eight VA medical centers in 30 states and Washington, D.C., in addition to the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, removed approximately 1,500 boxes of recalled wipes, pads and other products from use, according to the report. The products were manufactured by the Triad Group and H&P Industries in Hartland, Wis.
The VA centers' removal of the wipes is the first identification of specific facilities that may have used the recalled products, as the Triad Group refused to release a complete list and the FDA said they could not disclose the information because it was proprietary.
Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) has asked Veterans Affairs to explain the effect on veterans of these products. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and he had previously questioned the FDA's handling of contamination and sterilization issues at the plant.
No infections tied to the products have been reported in veterans. At least one veteran, however, said he was warned to stop using the prep pads through a medical kit dated three months after the initial recall. He had developed an infection in January, but it was caused be E. coli and staphylococcus bacteria, which were not implicated in the recalled products.
Read the msnbc.com report on recalled alcohol prep pads at VHA medical facilities.
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Thirty-eight VA medical centers in 30 states and Washington, D.C., in addition to the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, removed approximately 1,500 boxes of recalled wipes, pads and other products from use, according to the report. The products were manufactured by the Triad Group and H&P Industries in Hartland, Wis.
The VA centers' removal of the wipes is the first identification of specific facilities that may have used the recalled products, as the Triad Group refused to release a complete list and the FDA said they could not disclose the information because it was proprietary.
Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) has asked Veterans Affairs to explain the effect on veterans of these products. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and he had previously questioned the FDA's handling of contamination and sterilization issues at the plant.
No infections tied to the products have been reported in veterans. At least one veteran, however, said he was warned to stop using the prep pads through a medical kit dated three months after the initial recall. He had developed an infection in January, but it was caused be E. coli and staphylococcus bacteria, which were not implicated in the recalled products.
Read the msnbc.com report on recalled alcohol prep pads at VHA medical facilities.
Related Articles on Recalled Products:
Lethal Alabama Hospital Infection Outbreak Linked to Pharmacy
FDA Under Fire From Senators Over Failed Action Concerning Contaminated Medical Wipes
Anesthesiology Devices Recalled After Weak Oversight by FDA