Product Brand Name — Class II medical device recall Z-1214-2014
Terminated recall by Alere San Diego, Inc., reported 2014-03-26, distributed nationwide. Alere San Diego, Inc. is initiating a recall of the Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots
| Recall number | Z-1214-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Alere San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2014-02-05 |
| Classified | 2014-03-17 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-03-26 |
| Terminated | 2014-10-27 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | TW |
| Lot numbers | W56013B, W56035B |
| Model numbers | 94400, W56013B, W56035B |
Product
Product Brand Name(s): Alere Triage¿ TOX+MTD Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B. 25 individually pouched devices in a labeled kit box. Indications for use: The Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the Alere Triage¿ Meters for the qualitative determination of the presence of drug and/or the major metabolites above the threshold concentrations of up to 10 distinct drug classes, including assays for acetaminophen/paracetamol, amphetamines, methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, THC and tricyclic antidepressants in urine. The acetaminophen/paracetamol assay will yield positive results when acetaminophen/paracetamol is ingested at or above therapeutic doses. This test provides only a preliminary result. Clinical consideration and professional judgment must be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly in evaluating a preliminary positive result. In order to obtain a confirmed analytical result, a more specific alternate chemical method is needed. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Liquid Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry/ Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) are common confirmatory methods. A quantitative serum acetaminophen/paracetamol measurement is the common confirmatory method for preliminary positive acetaminophen/paracetamol results.
Reason for recall
Alere San Diego, Inc. is initiating a recall of the Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B because Alere's investigation has shown that these lots have a frequency of false negative results for PCP (Phencyclidine) that is higher than the frequency shown in the package insert. If you have questions about previously reported results.
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