Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for "Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc": F200 (Nitrofurantoin), Reference Ct0035B, Batches 1194943 and 1198341 and F300 (Nitrofurantoin), Reference CT0036B, Batches 1191121, 1191122 and 1198342

According to Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Via FOI), this recall or safety alert involved a device in Spain that was produced by N/A.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety Alert
  • Date
    2012-12-20
  • Event Country
    Spain
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • Event Source URL
    N/A
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Spain.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Withdrawal from the market of certain batches of the product for in vitro diagnostics "Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc F200 and F300 (Nitrofurantoin)", because they can give rise to a false indication of sensitivity to this antibiotic.

Device

"Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc": F200 (Nitrofurantoin), Reference Ct0035B, Batc...
  • Model / Serial
  • Manufacturer
    N/A

Manufacturer

N/A
  • Source
    AEMPSVFOI