FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ALBUTEROL INHALER
MDR report key: 19416178
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Received May 28, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- MW5155474
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 28, 2024
- Date of Event
- December 1, 2023
- Report Date
- May 28, 2024
- Manufacturer
- LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- Product Code
- QKS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
- Health Professional
- *
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
REPORTER CALLING, STATING SHE HAS HAD PROBLEMS "FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS" USING HER ALBUTEROL INHALERS. REPORTER STATES THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE INHALER, SHE IS NOT RECEIVING THE FULL DOSE OF MEDICATION AND HAS TO SQUEEZE THE INHALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO RECEIVE THE PROPER DOSE. REPORTER STATES SHE NEEDS TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING INHALER DUE TO HER BREATHING PROBLEMS. REPORTER STATES "I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER ON THE BOX" BECAUSE SHE STATES SHE IS UNABLE TO RETURN THE INHALER TO HER LOCAL PHARMACY FOR REPLACEMENT AFTER SHE HAS USED IT. REPORTER STATES SHE IS FRUSTRATED THAT HER INHALER IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT DELIVERING THE CORRECT DOSE OF HER ALBUTEROL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1258527 | ALBUTEROL INHALER | INHALER, METERED DOSE OR DRY POWDER, CDER OR CBER LED | QKS | LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 YR | Female | Hospitalization | ALBUTEROL. |