Reported Oct 30, 2013 · Terminated
Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen Control 1 Product Generic Name: Quality Control Material Description of the product: Good…
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.What you should do
Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.
Firm contact: Alere San Diego, Inc. · 9975 Summers Ridge Rd · San Diego, CA · 92121-2997
Is this the product you have?
- Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug
- Screen Control 1 Product Generic NameQuality Control
- Material Description of the productGood Laboratory Practice suggests that external controls should be tested with each new lot or shipment of test materials, or every 30 days, and as otherwise required by a laboratorys standard quality control procedures. The Alere Triage¿ Drug Screen Controls, when used in accordance with the test procedures described in the Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen package insert, provide this capability. The results obtained for the controls are to be compared with the assigned values given on the Expected Values Card, accompanying the package insert, to determine if the procedure is within control limits. Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen Control 1 or Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen Control 2 consist of human urine matrix containing parent compounds and/or major metabolites/analogues of drugs of abuse. 510(k)/IDE/PMA
- numberK060788
- Type of Packaging5 vials per level in a labeled kit box
- Indications for useThe Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen Controls are to be used with the Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen tests and Alere Triage¿ Meters to assist the laboratory in monitoring test performance
- Lot codes and dates
- Part Number 94413. Lot Number C2681A.
- Amount recalled
- 38
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Alere San Diego, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen Control 1 (PN 94413, Lot C2681A) because the CODE CHIP that was provided with this lot causes the control to fail when run in the QC Sample Mode using Alere Triage TOX Drug Screeen products. The Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen test devices and patient results are not affected.
This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.
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