Direct Healthcare Professional Communication (DHPC) on Cyanokit 5 g powder for solution for infusion: Potential microbial contamination of certain batches
2024.12.09
Active substance: Hydroxycobalamin
The company SERB SA informs about a potential microbial contamination regarding the medicinal product Cyanokit 5 g and a possible resulting risk of infection. Healthcare professionals who use potentially affected batches should only use the drug in the presence of clinical signs of cyanide poisoning (including cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory distress, coma and severe lactic acidosis (> 8 mmol/L)) and in the presence of hypoxia. If systemic infection or sepsis is suspected, empiric antibiotic treatment should be initiated.
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