FDAJune 29, 2017device

Dimension Vista Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) assay; (Product Number: K2014/10445148) (Mfr: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Newark, DE)

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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Recall history

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