| Subject: | Nationwide Recall of CoaguChek PT Test Strips |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 25 Oct 2006 - 12:00 am |
| Roche Diagnostics and FDA informed consumers and healthcare professionals of the recall of CoaguChek PT test strips used to determine blood clotting time of patients taking anti-coagulant medication to prevent blood clots.
The recall was due to the potential for a test strip defect that may cause falsely elevated test results. This may result in an incorrect dose of anti-coagulant medication or unnecessary corrective measures being taken to reduce the effect of circulating anti-coagulants.... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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