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MHRA Medical Device Alerts
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- Care Trusts
- Mental Health Trusts
- Specialists Trusts
- NHS Regional Offices
- Learning Disabilities Trusts
- Mental Health & Social Care Trusts
- Ambulance Trusts
- Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Trusts
- Acute Trusts
- Community Trusts
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- Other contacts
- Independent Healthcare Providers (registered with CAS)
- Clinical Commissioning Groups
- Social Care Providers (registered with CAS)
- Special Health Authorities
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| Title: |
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CoaguChek Test Strips for Point of Care and Home Use – risk of false high results
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| Broadcast content: |
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Manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH: affected CoaguChek test strips may give false high results for INR values above 4.5 when compared to laboratory results, this may lead to incorrect treatment decisions
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| Additional information: |
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NHS Regional Offices:
Please cascade to primary care
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| Action underway deadline: |
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15-Oct-2018
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| Action complete deadline: |
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22-Oct-2018
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