Update on Meridian’s Voluntary Worldwide Recall of EpiPen® Auto-Injector

If you think you may be impacted by this recall, please follow these steps:

STEP 1: Check the lot number on your carton or device to see if your EpiPen® Auto-Injector is affected by the recall.

STEP 2: If your EpiPen® Auto-Injector has been recalled, contact Stericycle at 877-650-3494 to obtain a voucher code for your free replacement product. Stericycle also will provide you with a pre-paid return package to ship the product back to Stericycle.

STEP 3: Visit your pharmacy with your voucher information to redeem your free replacement.

STEP 4: Send your recalled product to Stericycle. Do not return any devices affected by the recall until you have your replacement in hand.

Stericycle’s hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Replacement and Return Instructions

Recalled Lots in U.S.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The NDC on the box ends with “2” because it contains two EpiPen Auto-injectors. The NDC on the individual EpiPen within the box has an NDC ending in “1.”

Confirmation of recalled product

You can confirm if you are in possession of a recalled EpiPen product by checking if the lot number matches any of the lot numbers listed in the above table.

On the auto-injector, the lot number is located at the top of the label in black and preceded by the word ‘LOT.’

On the carton, the lot number is located on the left flap, which is black in color. You will find the lot number written in white and preceded by the word ‘LOT.’If your EpiPen® Auto-Injector has been recalled, contact Stericycle at 877-650-3494 to obtain a voucher code for your free replacement product. If not, there is no further action necessary.

Product Replacement Voucher Program

Stericycle will provide you with a voucher code to redeem a free replacement product. If you called before Monday, April 3, Stericycle will follow-up with your voucher code via phone or email beginning Tuesday, April 4.

Each voucher is valid for one EpiPen 2-Pak or EpiPen Jr 2-Pak, or one of Mylan’s authorized generic for EpiPen 2-Pak or EpiPen Jr 2-Pak. Stericycle will issue one voucher for every two-pack that needs to be replaced. Each two-pack carton contains two auto-injectors.

After you have received your voucher, follow these steps:
STEP 1: Call your pharmacy to inform them that you have a voucher for your free replacement of the product.
STEP 2: Confirm with your pharmacy that you have a fillable prescription for EpiPen or Mylan’s authorized generic for EpiPen on file.
STEP 3: Confirm that the pharmacy has the medication in stock.

Patients may receive either EpiPen Auto-Injector or Mylan’s authorized generic for EpiPen Auto-Injector at the pharmacy as a replacement based on availability. The authorized generic has the exact same drug formulation, has the exact same operating instructions and is therapeutically equivalent to EpiPen Auto-Injector, and may be substituted for EpiPen Auto-Injector.

Mylan is committed to replacing recalled devices at no cost and Mylan would like to reassure patients that there will be no additional replacement-related financial burden to them as a result of this recall.

Product Return Process

If you are in possession of a recalled product, call Stericycle at 877-650-3494 to provide you with a pre-paid return package to ship the product back to Stericycle.

IMPORTANT: Do not return any devices affected by the recall until you have redeemed your free replacement from your pharmacy and have your replacement in hand.

Join IHA this weekend for the 35th Annual Plymouth Ice Festival

IHA is one of several key sponsors for the annual three-day Plymouth Ice Festival. The event kicks-off this Friday evening at 7:00 pm with an event ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Immediately after the ribbon cutting ceremony, come watch as an artist turns a simple block of ice into a wonderful work of art with IHA serving as the Ice Carving Demonstration sponsor as well as the Nightly Entertainment sponsor, which brings a live DJ to the event both Friday and Saturday night.

• The event is January 6-8 in downtown Plymouth and more than 50,000 people are expected to attend.

• The live ice carving demonstration IHA is sponsoring is the first carving of the Festival, Friday, January 6 and begins immediately after the ribbon cutting ceremony.

• The surprise and family-friendly ice carving will take place in front of the stage adjacent to Kellogg Park near the Pavilion.

• Throughout the festival weekend, we have signage, an IHA logo sculpture near our ice carving demonstration (Friday night), and lots of IHA promotional opportunities to hear about our practices in the area.

For more information about this fun, family-oriented event, visit the festival website, http://plymouthicefestival.com/ and social media.

IHA Pediatric Medicine

Are you looking for care for your child? We have over 80 providers in 14 locations.

Locations

IHA Canton Pediatrics – Heritage Park

IHA Chelsea Pediatrics

IHA Child Health – Plymouth

IHA Child Health – WestArbor

IHA Livingston Pediatrics

IHA Pediatric Healthcare – Arbor Park

IHA Pediatric Healthcare – Canton

IHA Primary Pediatrics – Domino’s Farms

The following locations have at least one internal medicine & pediatric physician, which means the physician can see both pediatric and adult patients.

IHA Canton Family Medicine

IHA Family & Internal Medicine – Howell

IHA Family & Internal Medicine – WestArbor

IHA Family Medicine – Arbor Park

IHA Internal Medicine & Pediatrics – Plymouth

IHA WestArbor Medical Center Updates

Updated 8/22/2016 Null

In summer 2015, we broke ground on our new 77,065 square foot multi-specialty medical center located on Jackson Road, just east of Zeeb. The new center will be home to dermatology, family medicine, imaging, internal medicine, lab, maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, urgent care, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other specialty services.

The building contains:
• 490 tons of structural steel
• 40 trucks of concrete per floor
• 57,500 bricks

IHA Urgent Care – WestArbor is now open at our newest location in the IHA WestArbor Medical Center.

IHA Family & Internal Medicine – WestArbor
(formerly known as IHA Ann Arbor Family Medicine and IHA WestArbor Internal Medicine) is now welcoming patients in the IHA WestArbor Medical Center.
IHA Associates in Gynecology & Obstetrics – WestArbor
(formerly known as IHA WestArbor Obstetrics & Gynecology) is now welcoming patients in the IHA WestArbor Medical Center.
IHA Child Health – WestArbor
(formerly known as IHA Child Health – Ann Arbor) will begin seeing patients at their new location Monday, September 19, 2016.

In addition, IHA Maternal-Fetal Medicine – WestArbor will begin seeing patients in their new location on Monday, September 12, 2016. This is in addition to their current location, IHA Maternal-Fetal Medicine – Arbor Park. IHA Dermatology – WestArbor will begin seeing patients in their new location on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. This is in addition to their two other locations, IHA Dermatology – Domino’s Farms and IHA Dermatology – Brighton.

Welcome Amanda M. McClure, MD

Please join us in welcoming Amanda M. McClure, MD, to IHA Colon & Rectal Surgery. Dr. McClure has clinical interests in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. Dr. McClure specializes in treating diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease and anorectal disorders including hemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses and fistulas.She performs specialized testing and treatment for pelvic floor disorders, including constipation and fecal incontinence.

 

 

 

 

Health Alert: Voluntary Recall of Children’s Cough Syrup

The Perrigo Company is voluntarily recalling two batches of its children’s Guaifenesin grape liquid (100mg/5 mL) and three batches of its children’s Guaifenesin DM cherry liquid (100mg guaifenesin and 5mg dextromethorphan HBr/ 5 ml) after a dosing cup with the wrong markings was included with the 4 oz. bottles. The medications are sold at nine major stores under different brand names across the country. (See below for a full list)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of the recall. A company statement says that using these recalled products “according to labeled instructions with an affected dosing cup is unlikely to result in serious side effects”, and it says that there have been no reports of anyone becoming sick.

“There have been no reports of adverse events to Perrigo as a result of the incorrect dosage markings,” Perrigo’s Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa said in a statement. “Perrigo is taking this action to maintain the highest possible product quality standards for our retail customers and consumers. We are taking this action because it is the right thing to do.”

Recalled lots, along with their corresponding branded labels, are listed below:

GUAIFENESIN GRAPE LIQ 4 OZ

STORE LOT
NUMBER
EXPIRATION
DATE
H.E.B 5LK0592 08/2017
CVS 5MK0340 5MK0340

GUAIFENESIN DM CHRY LIQ 4 OZ

 STORE  LOT
NUMBER
EXPIRATION DATE 
 Sunmark  5LK0528, 5LK0630   03/2017
 Rite-Aid   5LK0528, 5LK0630  03/2017
 Topcare  5LK0528, 5LK0630, 5LK0779   03/2017
 Kroger  5LK0528, 5LK0630   03/2017
 GoodSense   5LK0528   03/2017
 Dollar General   5LK0630   03/2017
 Care One   5LK0630   03/2017
 CVS  5LK0630   03/2017

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IHA Physicians Named Best Doctors for 2015-2016

IHA is pleased to announce 53 of our physicians were named Best Doctors in America® for 2015-2016. The highly regarded Best Doctors in America® List, assembled by Best Doctors, Inc. and audited and certified by Gallup, results from exhaustive polling of over 45,000 physicians in the U.S. Only those doctors recognized as the top 5 percent of their respective specialty earn the honor of being named one of the Best Doctors in America. Click here to see the entire list.