PENLON ISSUES NOTICE ON VAPORIZER

Penlon has issued an urgent product information notice on its Sigma Delta Sevoflurane vaporizer, distributed by Baxter in the UK, Penlon said recently. Interaction with the drug in the vaporizer led to degradation of materials in some units of the vaporizer, prompting the action.

Degradation has occurred in the filling port shoe and the Sight glass, and can make it hard to establish the drug level in the device, Penlon said. However, the vaporizer continues to work effectively, according to the company.