FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ALERE INRATIO 2 PT/INR STRIPS
MDR report key: 3820299
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Received May 15, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- MW5036132
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 15, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 7, 2014
- Report Date
- May 13, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ALERE
- Product Code
- GJS
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- AR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
INR WAS SUBTHERAPEUTIC USING TEST STRIPS. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: PULMONARY EMBOLISM (ON WARFARIN THERAPY-NEEDS INR CHECKED). EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED: YES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291484 | ALERE INRATIO 2 PT/INR STRIPS | PT/INR | GJS | ALERE | PN 99008G2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | TRAZAMINE 50 MG AT BEDTIME AS NEEDED| METFORMIN 1000 MG TWICE DAILY| SIMVASTATIN 40 MG DAILY| NOVOLIN R SLIDING SCALE| LANTUS 20 UNITS AT BEDTIME| MOBIC 15 MG DAILY| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 MEQ DAILY| ATENOLOL 25 MG TWICE DAILY| FLOMAX 0.4 MG 1 DAILY FOR KIDNEY STONE| FUROSEMIDE 40 MG DAILY| GABAPENTIN 300 MG TWICE DAILY| ZYRTEC 10 MG DAILY| FLONASE 1 SPRAY DAILY| CYMBALTA 60 MG DAILY| OXYCODONE 10 MG EVERY 4-6 HOURS AS NEEDED| NEXIUM 20 MG DAILY| LISINOPRIL 20 MG DAILY| VENTOLIN AS NEEDED| FLEXERIL 10 MG DAILY| OXYCOTIN 30 MG EVERY 12 HOURS| COUMADIN 15 MG DAILY |