FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COLOGUARD TEST

MDR report key: 18960188 · 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
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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.