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Beckman Coulter Inc.: Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

Agency Publication Date: June 8, 2016
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Affected Products

Product: Lipase, Catalog No. OSR6x30 Product Usage: Lipase OSR6x30 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Lipase activity in human serum on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

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Product: Lactate, Catalog No. OSR6x93 Product Usage: Lactate OSR6x93 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of L-Lactate in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

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Product: Uric Acid, Catalog No. OSR6x98 Product Usage:Uric acid OSR6x98 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Uric Acid in human serum, heparinized plasma and urine on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

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Product: Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholesterol concentrations in human serum on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

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Product: Triglyceride, Catalog No. OSR6x118 Product Usage:Triglyceride OSR6x118 is intended as an Enzymatic colour test for the quantitative determination of triglyceride in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

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Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 73921
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Beckman Coulter Inc.
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 5 products (32,926 units total (6,041 units in US); 54,351 units total (31,612 units in US); 59,401 units total (10,868 units in US); 43,877 units total (10,496 units in US); 79,009 units total (21,215 units in US))

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