ADVIA Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) reagent chemistry assays; ALT intended to measure the activity of the enzyme alanine amino transferase (ALT) (also known as a serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase or SGPT) in serum and plasma. (Product Numbers: 10318168, 10309500), ALT P5P (Part Numbers: 10318168/10326245, 10309500/10315181), and ALT Concentrated (Part Numbers: 10283341, 10283341, 10283342); (Mfr: Randox Laboratories)
Reported: May 16, 2018 Initiated: June 29, 2017 #Z-1647-2018
Product Description
ADVIA Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) reagent chemistry assays; ALT intended to measure the activity of the enzyme alanine amino transferase (ALT) (also known as a serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase or SGPT) in serum and plasma. (Product Numbers: 10318168, 10309500), ALT P5P (Part Numbers: 10318168/10326245, 10309500/10315181), and ALT Concentrated (Part Numbers: 10283341, 10283341, 10283342); (Mfr: Randox Laboratories)
Reason for Recall
Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.
Details
- Recalling Firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Units Affected
- 33,233
- Distribution
- Distributed in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Distributed in 108 foreign countries: Afghanistan Bolivia Albania¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Algeria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Angola ARGENTINA Armenia AUSTRALIA Austria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bangladesh¿¿¿¿¿ Belarus¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bosnia¿Herzeg.¿ Brazil Bulgaria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Cambodia Canada Canary islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Cyprus¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Czech¿Republic¿ Denmark¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ecuador Egypt¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ El Salavador Estonia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Finland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Georgia Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Hungary¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Israel¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ japan Jordan Kazakhstan¿¿¿¿¿ Korea Kuwait Latvia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Lebanon Lithuania¿¿¿¿¿¿ Luxembourg¿¿¿¿¿ Macedonia Malaysia Mali Malta¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Mexico Morocco¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Myanmar Nepal Netherlands¿¿¿¿ New Zealand Nicaragua Norway¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Oman Pakistan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Qatar¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Romania¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Russian¿Fed.¿¿¿ Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Singapore Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovenia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ South Africa South Africa South Korea Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Sri Lanka Sweden¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Switzerland¿¿¿¿ Taiwan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Tajikistan Thailand Tunisia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Turkmenistan¿¿¿ United Arab Emerites¿¿¿¿¿¿ United¿Kingdom¿ Uruguay¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Uzbekistan Vatikancity¿¿¿¿ Venezuela Vietnam Yemen
- Location
- Tarrytown, NY
Frequently Asked Questions
What product was recalled? ▼
ADVIA Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) reagent chemistry assays; ALT intended to measure the activity of the enzyme alanine amino transferase (ALT) (also known as a serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase or SGPT) in serum and plasma. (Product Numbers: 10318168, 10309500), ALT P5P (Part Numbers: 10318168/10326245, 10309500/10315181), and ALT Concentrated (Part Numbers: 10283341, 10283341, 10283342); (Mfr: Randox Laboratories). Recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Units affected: 33,233.
Why was this product recalled? ▼
Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on May 16, 2018. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1647-2018.
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