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Wed, 01/22/2025 - 15:38
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Becky Goldstein
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Coring with BD blunt tip needles
We have started to get many reports from nursing and anesthesia around issues involving coring of medication vials. So far there isn't a trend with a specific medication, but most reports have involved Pfizer products. Nursing has been using BD blunt tip needles for many years without issue. Reports of coring began about 2-3 weeks ago. Has anyone else experienced recent issues with this? Thanks!
