Walgreens 677259Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 18 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00311917014876), received between May 7, 2018 and Sep 25, 2026 — classified as 18 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Leak/Splash” (5 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 18 most recent of 18 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 25, 2026Delivered as Unsterile Product

  Pharmacist Reported was dispensing a 10 packet to patient and noticed 3 syringes in sealed bag without needle shields. Discard Lot # 2206101Catalog# Walgreens syringe 928850 Date of Event 06.17.2024Sample Status 06.17.2024------------------------------------------------------------This intake record was reviewed as part of CAPAs #PR-00078 and #PR-00080 and deficiencies were identified. The following actions were taken, Two additional complaint record was created for Shield Missing. With these actions completed, this Intake record is now consistent with applicable procedures CP62096, CP92021, and regulatory requirements, and separate complaints were opened for each separate event. There was appropriate follow-up (if this was required), and each event is addressed based on the most current information. No further action is required at this time unless new information becomes available. R. Rozenberg 14SEP2026

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50898815 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 25, 2026Delivered as Unsterile Product

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50898191 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 12, 2024Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product

  PHARMACIST REPORTED WAS DISPENSING A 10 PACKET TO PATIENT AND NOTICED 3 SYRINGES IN SEALED BAG WITHOUT NEEDLE SHIELDS. DISCARD. LOT # 2206101. CATALOG# WALGREENS SYRINGE 928850. DATE OF EVENT (B)(6) 2024. SAMPLE STATUS (B)(6) 2024.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19729755 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2021Leak/Splash; Failure to Deliver; Leak/Splash; Failure to Deliver

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT ASPIRATION, AND DIFFICULT PLUNGER ROD MOVEMENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: I RETURNED CONSUMER'S CALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PLUNGER ROD IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE NEEDLE IS CROOKED/BENT. CONSUMER DOES NOT RE-USE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12340075 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 3, 2021Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER ON DEVICE CANNULA/IN FLUID PATH. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: CONSUMER REPORTED FOUND 1 SYRINGE FROM A SEALED PACKET WITH FOREIGN RED MATTER IN SYRINGE. CALLER OPENED THE PACKET HERSELF BUT IS VERY CONCERNED. LOT # 0069025; CATALOG# 928850; DATE OF EVENT 02/05/2021.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11407657 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 28, 2021Failure to Deliver; Failure to Deliver

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG CLOGGED DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "IT WAS REPORTED THAT NEEDLE FELT SOMEWHAT DULL AND THEN WHEN INJECTING FOUND OUT IT WAS BURRED. ALSO REPORTED NEEDLES BECOME VERY EASILY CLOGGED. VERBATIM: FROM PHONE CALL ON 2021-01-07 11:10:12: CALLED THIS END USER AND LEFT MESSAGE ON THE VOICE PROMPT SYSTEM FOR HIM TO CALL THE WALGREENS PHONE NUMBER. NEED THE LOT NUMBER OCCD DATES, IF HE STILL HAS ITEMS AND WALGREENS PHARMACY LOCATION FOR REPLACEMENTS. DC PRODUCT CONCERNS I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WALGREEN INSULIN SYRINGES ITEM #: 677259. WHEN I FIRST TO INJECTED MYSELF I NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE FELT SOMEWHAT DULL AND WHEN I PUSHED IT INTO MY SKIN I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FACT NEEDLE WAS ACTUALLY BARBED. I ALSO FEEL LIKE THE NEEDLES BECOME VERY EASILY CLOGGED AND STRUGGLE WHEN PUSHING IN WHICH MAKES IT ME WORRY SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. FOR THE PRICE I WAS CHARGED I WOULD EXPECT A FAR SUPERIOR ITEM SINCE I PAY LESS MONEY FOR A PRODUCT WHICH IS A LOT BETTER QUALITY THEN YOUR ITEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY ISSUE

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 11248211 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 24, 2020Volume Accuracy Problem; Volume Accuracy Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG HAD SCALE MARKING ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO. 928850 BATCH NO. 0202228. IT WAS REPORTED THAT CONSUMER IS NOT SURE IF SHE DREW UP AND INJECTED THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF MEDICATION AND MIGHT HAVE TAKEN TOO MUCH. VERBATIM: CONSUMER REPORTED WAS USING A DIFFERENT SIZE 3/10ML INSULIN SYRINGE FOR ALLERGY SHOT AMOUNT .02. SHE WAS GIVEN FROM PHARMACY THE 1ML SUPER THIN INSULIN SYRINGE DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO DRAW TO, DREW DOWN TO 20 UNITS. THINKS SHE MIGHT HAVE TAKEN TOO MUCH NOW. ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL HER DOCTOR OR PHARMACY TO INFORM OF PROPER USE AND ITEMS.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10892803 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 9, 2020Volume Accuracy Problem; Volume Accuracy Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG HAD SCALE MARKING ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO:928850; BATCH NO: 0006070. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CONSUMER ASKED TO PLEASE NOTE ON THE BOX THAT THE SCALE IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER INSULIN SYRINGES. VERBATIM: CONSUMER REPORTED WAS GETTING 1/2ML 29G MISREAD THE MARKINGS ON THIS CURRENT PURCHASE 1ML SYRINGE. USED TO DRAWING DOWN TO THE FIRST BOLD MARKER THINKING IT WAS 5 UNITS. ON THIS SYRINGE ITS 10 UNITS AND COULD NOT SEE THIS. ASKING PLEASE NOTE ON THE BOX THIS SCALE IS DIFFERENT THEN OTHER INSULIN SYRINGES.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Information

  MAUDE report 10813256 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2020Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO CONTAIN MEDICATION. IT HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED WHETHER THE PRODUCT DEFECT WAS NOTED PRIOR TO, DURING, OR AFTER USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: MATERIAL NO. 928850 BATCH NO. UNKNOWN. CONSUMER LEFT VOICEMAIL STATING THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEEDLE. DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 10255671 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2019Leak/Splash; Failure to Deliver; Leak/Splash; Failure to Deliver

  IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE BD¿ SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 HAS BEEN FOUND EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT PLUNGER MOVEMENT DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLUNGER ROD WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE DURING INJECTION, CAUSING HIM TO PUSH DOWN HARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE NEEDLE BENDING. VERBATIM: PHARMACIST CALLED ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER, STATED THAT PLUNGER ROD WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE DURING INJECTION, CAUSING HIM TO PUSH DOWN HARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE NEEDLE BENDING. PHARMACIST STATED THAT THE CONSUMER NO LONGER FILLS HIS PRESCRIPTIONS AT THAT LOCATION. SHE GAVE CONSUMER TWO BAGS OF SYRINGES AND STATED THAT SHE IS NOT REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT. SAMPLES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED. LOT # 8190577, PRODUCT # 928850, EXP DATE UNKNOWN, INCIDENT DATE UNKNOWN, OCCURRENCE DATE UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9536402 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 26, 2019Volume Accuracy Problem; Volume Accuracy Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SCALE MARKING ISSUE OCCURRED DURING USE WITH A SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, "CONSUMER STATES SCALE MARKINGS ARE NOT PROPER. STATES THE 0 LINE IS ABOUT 1 UNIT ABOVE THE FINAL REST PLACE OF THE TOP OF THE STOPPER."

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9377750 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 3, 2019Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HUB SEPARATED AND WAS IN THE NEEDLE SHIELD WITH A BD SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN. THIS OCCURRED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: IT WAS REPORTED THAT 2 SYRINGES THE NEEDLE HUB WAS IN THE NEEDLE SHIELD OFF THE SYRINGE IN THE BAG.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9152413 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 5, 2019Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE OF THE SYRINGE 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG THAT MEDICATION DOES NOT STAY IN SYRINGE AND POURS BACK INTO VIAL. THERE WERE 10 SYRINGES AFFECTED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8391156 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 15, 2019Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO SYRINGES 1.0ML 29GA 1/2IN 10BAG 500 PL/WG HAD WHITE PIECES OF PLASTIC IN THE BARREL. THIS OCCURRED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE DATE/TIME AND OR PATIENT INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS ALSO ONE OCCURRENCE WHERE THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRUISING ON HER STOMACH, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8344343 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2018Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOREIGN FLUID WAS INSIDE THE BD¿ SYRINGE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7992883 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 10, 2018Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLUNGER OF THE BD¿ SYRINGE BROKE WHILE DRAWING UP MEDICATION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7954210 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 22, 2018Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD¿ SYRINGE NEEDLE BROKE OFF INSIDE THE CONSUMER'S SKIN DURING USE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION NOTED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 7709455 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2018Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STOPPER OF A BD¿ SYRINGE 1.0ML WITH NEEDLE, WAS DAMAGED (DESCRIBED AS ¿AS IF IT WAS MELTED¿). THERE WAS NO REPORT OF EXPOSURE, INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 7492158 ↗