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Advia Chemistry Assays - Cholesterol_2 concentrated and Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol
- Recall number
- Z-1651-2016
- Initiated
- March 17, 2016
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Quantity
- 137422 units total
App-derived interpretation
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has become aware of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and Metamizole (Dipyrone) interference with Trinder and Trinder-like reaction assays. Siemens has confirmed that falsely depressed results may occur on samples drawn from patients receiving N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) or Metamizole. NAC is the accepted antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and is justified in patients at signific
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Reason for recall
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has become aware of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and Metamizole (Dipyrone) interference with Trinder and Trinder-like reaction assays. Siemens has confirmed that falsely depressed results may occur on samples drawn from patients receiving N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) or Metamizole. NAC is the accepted antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and is justified in patients at signific
Code information
Cholesterol_2 (CHOL2): 74719 Cholesterol_concentrated (CHOL_c): 74718
Distribution pattern
Nationwide: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, VI, Guam, Pacific Mariana Islands