FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
EASY POD
MDR report key: 15174211
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Received August 4, 2022
Report
- Report Number
- MW5111281
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 4, 2022
- Date of Event
- July 21, 2022
- Report Date
- August 2, 2022
- Manufacturer
- EMD SERONO, INC.
- Product Code
- KZE
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
- Health Professional
- *
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO MORE DEVICES TO INJECT MY MEDICATION WITH. NO WARNING JUST DIDN'T MAKE ANYMORE. I TAKE THIS MEDICATION FOR LAST 20 YEARS (SAIZEN) FOR MY LIFE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANOTHER DEVICE. THIS IS EMD SERANO THAT THE FDA APPROVED THEIR EASYPOD IN THE US. BUT APPARENTLY THEY LET YOU PAY HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THEIR DRUG BUT DON'T HAVE TO WARN YOU UNTIL YOU CALL FOR A REPLACEMENT DEVICE THAT STOPPED WORKING THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE DEVICE AND HAVE NO REPLACEMENT FOR IT. I WILL DIE WITHOUT THIS MEDICATION BECAUSE I CANT MAKE GROWTH HORMONE IN MY BODY. I DONT HAVE THE TEST BECAUSE DR DIED. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433836 | EASY POD | INJECTOR, FLUID, NON-ELECTRICALLY POWERED | KZE | EMD SERONO, INC. | SW -REV R 4 5 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 YR | Female | Life Threatening | ALPHALIPOIC ACID | ARMOUR THYROID 60 MG- 2 | B12| B6| GLUCOSAMINE CHONDROTIN| MELATONIN 0.25 MG| SAIZEN 8.8 MG SAIZEN PREP- 3 | SPIRONOLACTONE 50 MG-1 | TUMERIC | VIT C| ZINC |