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INR Test Strips Recalled Due to Inaccurate Measurements

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 ...
TCTMD

More INR Test Strips Recalled Due to Inaccurately High Results

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 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA: Unauthorized INR Test Strips Part of Large Recall

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 ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease: self-monitoring coagulation status using point-of-care coagulometers (the CoaguChek XS system)

The CoaguChek XS system (Roche Diagnostics) comprises a meter and specifically designed test strips that can analyse a blood sample (fresh capillary blood or fresh untreated whole venous blood) and ...
News Medical

FDA warns that some home-use test strips may provide inaccurate results

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 ...