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Event 62293

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 14, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Alere San Diego, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Alere Triage Tox+MTD Drug Screen, PN 94400 Product Usage: The Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the Alere Triage Meters for the qualitative determination of the presence of drug and/or the major metabolites above the threshold concentrations of up to 10 distinct drug classes, including assays for acetaminophen/paracetamol, amphetamines, methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, THC and tricyclic antidepressants in urine. The acetaminophen/paracetamol assay will yield positive results when acetaminophen/paracetamol is ingested at or above therapeutic doses. This test provides only a preliminary result. Clinical consideration and professional judgment must be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly in evaluating a preliminary positive result. In order to obtain a confirmed analytical result, a more specific alternate chemical method is needed. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Liquid Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry/ Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) are common confirmatory methods. A quantitative serum acetaminophen/paracetamol measurement is the common confirmatory method for preliminary positive acetaminophen/paracetamol results.

Z-2039-2012
Recall number
Z-2039-2012
Initiated
May 14, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Quantity
9,997 kits

App-derived interpretation

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A recall was initiated because Alere San Diego has confirmed that the Triage TOX Drug Screen may have significantly decreased precision and accuracy than claimed. An increased frequency of false positive and/or false negative results has been observed for Triage TOX Drug Screen.

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Reason for recall

A recall was initiated because Alere San Diego has confirmed that the Triage TOX Drug Screen may have significantly decreased precision and accuracy than claimed. An increased frequency of false positive and/or false negative results has been observed for Triage TOX Drug Screen.

Code information

Lot/Unit Codes: W50216B, W50222B, W50245B, W50250B, W50809B, W50810B, W50812B, W50813B, W50816B, W50817B, W50818B, W50819B, W50820B, W50821B, W50822B, W50823B, W50826B, W50829B, W50830B, W50831B, W50832B, W50837B, W50838B, W50842B, W50843B, W50844B, W50846B, W50848B, W50851B, W50862B, W50866B, W50869B, W50870B, W50871B, W50872B, W50873B.

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