FDA Issues Notice to Hospira for Device Quality Concerns

Hospira, a hospital products and anesthesia drug manufacturer, received an FDA notice for the quality of its devices, according to News and Insight.

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After an inspection of Hospira’s medical device quality systems in Lake Forest, Ill., the FDA issued a list of 10 objectionable conditions in a Form 483. So far in 2013, the company has sent out 11 device notifications, including recalls and corrections.

Hospira’s Clayton, N.C., facility recently resumed producing propofol, and plans to re-launch the drug shortly.

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