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Leached Impurity Found in Cubicin Stored in Cardinal Health's ReadyMED Pumps
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Biopharm International
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June 1, 2008
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Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexington, MA) informed Healthcare professionals on April 4 that a potentially significant impurity, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), has been isolated from reconstituted Cubicin stored in ReadyMED elastomeric infusion pumps manufactured by Cardinal Health, Inc. (Dublin, OH).
MBT is used in the manufacture of rubber and has been reported to leach from rubber stoppers and syringe components into medicinal products. ...