FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASY POD

MDR report key: 15174211 · 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
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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