The FDA issued alerts about recalls of irbesartan lots, an intra-aortic balloon pump and test strips used with systems to measure INR levels in patients taking warfarin. According to one alert, ...

A new recall has been issued CoaguChek XS PT test strips, used to monitor international normalized ratio (INR) in patients taking warfarin, due to inaccurately high readings. Roche Diagnostics ...

Alere announced a voluntary Class 1 recall of the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips due to significantly different test results between the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips ...

Roche Diagnostics has recalled more than 1.1 million packages of its CoaguChek XS PT test strips, which are used for monitoring international normalized ratio (INR) in patients taking warfarin. The US ...

Terrific Care/Medex Supply had purchased these test strips (which were distributed by Roche Diagnostics outside the country) from an unknown source, imported and sold them in the US. The Food and Drug ...

Patients taking the oral anticoagulant drug warfarin (Coumadin) or being given heparin injections and their in-office and home healthcare teams should check the brand of their PT/INR test strips and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is warning patients and doctors, who use at-home or in-the-office medical devices to monitor levels of the blood thinner warfarin, that certain test strips ...

A voluntary recall of certain test strips made by Roche Diagnostics for use with its CoaguChek warfarin anticoagulation meters is now categorized as Class I, the US Food and Drug Administration has ...

The INR test meter market is poised for significant growth in the coming decade, propelled by rising incidences of cardiovascular diseases and blood disorders worldwide. According to recent market ...

Terrific Care/Medex Supply had purchased these test strips (which were distributed by Roche Diagnostics outside the country) from an unknown source, imported and sold them in the US. The Food and Drug ...