Evidence of particulate matter has prompted Baxter to recall 795,000 individual units of 5% dextrose and 0.9% sodium chloride intravenous solutions.

As a result, San Diego-based Wallcur, a company that makes these simulation products sold in various sizes as Practi-0.9% sodium chloride IV solution, issued a voluntary recall earlier this month.

The FDA on March 21 shared recommendations for healthcare organizations to conserve prefilled 0.9 percent sodium chloride intravenous lock/flush syringes amid a national shortage. 1. Use ...

Lower use of chloride in intravenous fluids for critically ill patients associated with decreased risk of kidney injury Date: October 16, 2012 Source: American Medical Association (AMA) Summary ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today it has introduced two new presentations of Calcium Gluconate in Sodium Chloride Injection in the United States in the company ...

The devastation caused by the Category 4 hurricane – the first to hit the island in more than eight decades – amplified the IV bag shortage, in particular sodium chloride 0.9% injection bags ...

Saline solution, a mixture of sodium chloride and water, has been in shortage since 2018, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug shortage database.

After a 6-month phase-out period (August 18, 2008 to February 17, 2009), any use of chloride-rich intravenous fluids (0.9 percent saline, 4 percent succinylated gelatin solution, or 4 percent ...