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Topic: Hospira

FDA flags new concerns on Hospira’s Rocky Mount plant

FDA flags new concerns on Hospira’s Rocky Mount plant

March 5, 2013 9:04 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Hospira Inc said U.S. health regulators issued a letter raising fresh concerns about one of the injectable-drugs maker's largest manufacturing plants in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sending the ... Read more
Hospira receives FDA notice over medical device problems

Hospira receives FDA notice over medical device problems

February 13, 2013 8:59 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Hospira Inc, a hospital products maker that has grappled with regulatory issues at manufacturing plants for the past 18 months, said it had received a notice over the ... Read more
Hospira recalls one lot of electrolyte solution after mold found

Hospira recalls one lot of electrolyte solution after mold found

January 28, 2013 4:07 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Hospira Inc is recalling one lot of an intravenous electrolyte solution after the discovery of the presence of a substance that was consistent with mold, U.S. health regulators ... Read more
Hospira recalls pain injection on overdose risk

Hospira recalls pain injection on overdose risk

August 16, 2012 5:40 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Hospira Inc is voluntarily recalling one lot of its hydromorphone pain relieving injection as it may contain more than the intended ... Read more
Propofol drug shortages: The economic problem of a generic injectable

Propofol drug shortages: The economic problem of a generic injectable

May 10, 2012 8:00 am by | 4 Comments

Propofol might best be known as the anesthetic Michael Jackson used inappropriately as a sleeping aid. Administered properly, the drug widely is used in hospitals to sedate patients. It also ... Read more
FDA looks overseas to ease drug shortages for two cancer treatments

FDA looks overseas to ease drug shortages for two cancer treatments

February 21, 2012 4:54 pm by | 0 Comments

The impact of drug shortages that have left doctors and patients scrambling for life-saving drugs became much more personal and real today at a U. S. Food and Drug Administration ... Read more
Hospira CEO Ball: No indication of FDA consent decree for Rocky Mount plant

Hospira CEO Ball: No indication of FDA consent decree for Rocky Mount plant

February 14, 2012 3:36 pm by | 1 Comments

Hospira‘s (NYSE:HSP) beleaguered Rocky Mount, North Carolina manufacturing facility has been a drag on the company’s production and its 2011 financial results, and by the looks of the company’s 2012 ... Read more
Hospira class actions claim company failed to disclose problems at N.C. plant

Hospira class actions claim company failed to disclose problems at N.C. plant

December 29, 2011 3:32 pm by | 3 Comments

Hospira (NYSE:HSP) completed a two-year “restructuring and optimization plan” this year that the company expressly stated would increase shareholder value by generating annualized savings between $110 million and $140 million. ... Read more
Hospira commits $375M to make troubled N.C. plant FDA compliant

Hospira commits $375M to make troubled N.C. plant FDA compliant

November 23, 2011 8:30 am by | 4 Comments

Hospira (NYSE:HSP) plans to spend up to $375 million over the next three years to bring its manufacturing facilities into regulatory compliance, the bulk of it going to a North ... Read more