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| |  Batch of Asthma Inhalers Recalled WASHINGTON -- September 14, 1999 -- A Schering-Plough Corp. subsidiary is recalling a batch of prescription albuterol inhalers that patients use to fight off asthma attacks, after one patient bought an inhaler that turned out to be empty. The problem could be lifethreatening if an asthma patient discovers an empty inhaler in the midst of an asthma attack. So patients who have filled a prescription since April for Warrick Pharmaceuticals’ albuterol metered dose inhaler a generic version of the common asthma medication are urged to check if they have the recalled inhaler. The recalled inhalers bear the lot number 9-BBS-525, both on the box and on the albuterol canister’s label. They were distributed to pharmacies nationwide between late April and early May, and bear an expiration date of August 2001. Asthma patients who have those inhalers are urged to promptly return them to the drugstore of purchase for a replacement. "The use of an affected canister by an asthma patient may cause adverse health consequences," Warrick warned in a statement. The company believes that a temporary glitch on the assembly line that filled the inhalers caused some to slip through without getting any drug. Although some 190,000 canisters are being recalled, Warrick estimated that the mechanical failure was caught soon enough that fewer than 150 canisters will prove to be empty. Warrick said it believes most of the 150 cannisters are already in the company’s possession.
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