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CriticalFDAfda-Z-3083-2024STERILITY ISSUE

Baxter EXACTAMIX Inlet, Vented, High Volume Inlet, REF H938174, for use in a pharmaceutical compounding device

⚠ Critical FDA Safety Notice — Talk to Your Doctor

The FDA has flagged this as a serious safety concern (sterility issue). Do not stop, change, or discard a prescribed medication or medical device on your own. Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately to ask whether this notice applies to your prescription and what to do next. Any specific guidance below comes directly from the FDA — Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice.

Units Affected
1,548,782
Recall Date
August 20, 2024
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Sterility Issue

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-3083-2024.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation has received increased customer reports of particulate matter in the Automated Compounding Device Inlets (disposable inlet), Product Codes H938173, H938174, H938175, H938176, used with the ExactaMix and ExactaMix Pro compounders. Particulate matter has been observed within the inlet primary packaging inlet components, including within the sterile fluid path tubing, before use.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-3083-2024.

Recall ongoing. Follow firm instructions.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-3083-2024.

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Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recall FAQ

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is the subject of a medical devices safety report: Baxter EXACTAMIX Inlet, Vented, High Volume Inlet, REF H938174, for use in a pharmaceutical compounding device. The notice was published on August 20, 2024 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 1,548,782 units are potentially affected.