Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for reagent ADVIA Química Teofilina_2, catalog number 10377503, lot 334018

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 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

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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
    2016-07-15
  • Event Country
    Spain
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • 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
    Cessation of the use of lot 334018 of the reagent ADVIA Chemistry Teofilina_2, catalog number 10377503, manufactured by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, USA, because it can present an increase in the imprecision in the TDM quality controls and in the samples of patients .

Device

reagent ADVIA Química Teofilina_2, catalog number 10377503, lot 334018

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    AEMPSVFOI