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Sep 22, 2009 10:21 AM

Technicare Alert--now what??


Now that the FDA has released that Technicare is pulled what are other facilities doing with patients who need a prep on the mucous membranes and has a betadine allergy???

Please advise!


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Old Sep 22, 2009, 01:11 PM

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Basically, our only option is sterile saline. Apparently there is something else out there to use (not sure what it's called) but, surprise, surprise, it's on backorder. When we preop a patient and find out they have a betadine allergy, we're supposed to notify the surgeon and they make the call whether we still need to do the surgery or if it can be rescheduled once a replacement arrives.
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Old Sep 22, 2009, 05:55 PM

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What the heck? When did Techni-care get pulled?
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from SandraCVRN
Old Sep 22, 2009, 06:23 PM

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We didn't hear that either... Guess I'll google it..thanks for the info, any prep ideas???
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from MamaCheese
Old Sep 22, 2009, 07:45 PM

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The only thing I found when I Goggled it was a recall on the FDA site from January 2000. Is there another recall? I didn't work today but I know it was still in our core on Monday. Is this a brand new recall?
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from Jarnaes
Old Sep 22, 2009, 09:32 PM
Updated Sep 22, 2009 at 09:33 PM by Jarnaes

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This is the first I've heard of it. We use Technicare all the time. Please provide a link if you have one. Thanks.
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Old Sep 23, 2009, 12:11 AM

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Our nurse manager sent out an email that there is an FDA investigation going on. No link was included though.
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Old Sep 23, 2009, 02:05 PM

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Nobody at our OR knows anything about this. Like the above post all I can find is an old recall from years ago. If anyone has any new info please let us know!
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from staceyp413
Old Sep 23, 2009, 07:01 PM

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Not sure of the email I had at work with the link but this is one I found on a different site that also relates to it:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0..._microbes.html


I am still at a loss of what to use at this point and am looking for any options you may have tried. We don't need it often, never reordered after our first case. Just need a option for those pt's with a betadine allergy who need a prep of the mucousal membrane areas.

Thanks,
Stacey
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No. 9
from BethCNOR
Old Sep 25, 2009, 12:01 PM

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We don't use Technicare at our hospital. We use chlorhexidine or chloroprep for betadine allergies.
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