Glucagonoma

Eli Lilly and Company Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of GLUCAGON® Emergency Kit Due to Loss of Potency

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, September 25, 2021

The use of the liquid form of this product may fail to treat severe low blood sugar due to loss of potency.

Key Points: 
  • The use of the liquid form of this product may fail to treat severe low blood sugar due to loss of potency.
  • Glucagon Emergency Kit is used as an anti-hypoglycemic agent and a gastrointestinal motility inhibitor indicated for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and adult patients with diabetes mellitus.
  • The affected Glucagon Emergency Kit lot is D239382D and the expiration date is April 2022 (label expiry date: 04 2022).
  • Wholesalers and Distributors with an existing inventory of Glucagon Emergency Kit lot D239382D should cease distribution and quarantine the product immediately.