FDA warns of massive diabetes test strip recall
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about a recall of up to 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels that can show incorrect, abnormally high blood sugar readings.
Nova Diabetes Care announced the recall Friday. An incorrect reading could potentially lead to dangerous medication errors for patients.
The strips covered by the recall are marketed under the brand names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova Max Plus Glucose Meter Kits. The recall affects certain lots of the strips distributed in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Peru, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and a half-dozen other countries. Nova Diabetes Care sells them through retail stores and websites.
The FDA said Wednesday that the strips are contaminated with a chemical used in the manufacturing process, which interferes with readings. FDA regulators are working with the company to investigate the problem and make sure it is corrected.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fda-warns-massive-diabetes-test-strip-recall-0
marble falls
(57,010 posts)gvstn
(2,805 posts)It could leave people to believe they are in a normal range when they need more glucose or conversely lead them to take too much insulin if the numbers show too high. Both conditions are dangerous.
onecent
(6,096 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Grrrrrrr.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,007 posts)what a mess.
Thank goodness for government agencies...like FDA. Good thing they're not facing sequestration cuts...
eggplant
(3,908 posts)I received timely recall notices in the mail for my meter or strips (one touch).
sinkingfeeling
(51,438 posts)thought to bring the post over here.
Aristus
(66,286 posts)We have brand-name test strips and glucometers that I'm able to donate to my homeless diabetic patients. They're a Godsend when it comes to patient compliance with treatment. Sorry to hear about the recall, but at least my patients have one less thing to have to worry about.