FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
COLOGUARD TEST
MDR report key: 18960188
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Received March 21, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- MW5153055
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 21, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 4, 2024
- Report Date
- March 19, 2024
- Manufacturer
- EXACT SCIENCE LABORATORIES/EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION
- Product Code
- PHP
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
- Health Professional
- *
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
UTILIZED COLOGUARD TEST. RETURNED POSITIVE ABNORMAL. COLONOSCOPY WAS PERFORMED (B)(6) 2024, WITH NOTHING FOUND, INCLUDING NO POLYPS. PER DOCTOR 8 OUT OF 10 ARE FALSE POSITIVE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT FALSE NEGATIVES, THIS TEST IS NOT A BENEFIT BUT FALSE ASSURANCES OF NO COLON CANCER PRESENT. WOULD LIKE YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT STATS THEY HAVE REGARDING TEST RESULTS. I FEEL THAT THIS (B)(6) TEST IS NOT ACCURATE AND SHOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED. INFORMED MY PCP DOCTOR OF FINDINGS AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND TO NOT SUGGEST.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408831 | COLOGUARD TEST | SYSTEM, COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA, DNA METHYLATION AND HEMOGLOBIN DETECTION | PHP | EXACT SCIENCE LABORATORIES/EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 YR | Female | Required Intervention | AIRBORNE.| FISH OIL.| MAGNESIUM.| MULTIVITAMIN.| VITAMIN C. |