Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
Sandoz initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of cefazolin for injection, USP, 1 g per vial because a customer indicated that four vials labeled penicillin G potassium for injection, USP, 20 million units were incorrectly included in a carton (25 vials per carton) of the cefazolin carton.
There is reasonable probability that the inadvertent administration of penicillin G potassium injection may pose serious and