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MDA/2007/077 - Home use blood glucose meters: Boots brand blood glucose monitoring system

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Type: Medical Device Alert
Series No: MDA/2007/077
Audience: Healthcare professionals
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Format: Electronic and paper
Size: A4
Pages: 4
Price: free
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Copyright: Crown
   

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Issued: 15 October 2007 at 15:00
Ref: MDA/2007/077


 

 
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Device:
Home use blood glucose meters: Boots brand blood glucose monitoring system.

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Problem:
Dropping or knocking the meter can cause display failure.

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Action by:

  • Pharmacists who supply these devices or the Optium Plus test strips that are used with these meters.
  • Healthcare professionals who manage patients who use these devices.
  • Healthcare professionals who use these devices.
  

Action:

  • Advise meter users:
    • to check the display before each reading;
    • if the meter fails to display a reading return it to the supplier or contact the Boots helpline (0800 072 1230).
  • Cease supply of affected meters to users.

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Distributed to:

NHS trusts in England - Chief Executives*
OFSTED  - Directors of Children's Services
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) - Headquarters
Healthcare Commission (CHAI) - Headquarters
Primary care trusts in England - Chief Executives*
Social services in England) - Directors*

* via CE Bulletin

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Contacts:
Details of manufacturer contacts and MHRA contacts for technical and clinical aspects.
Change of address or removal from address list for CSCI and Healthcare Commission.

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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
Deadline (action underway): 22 October  2007
Deadline (action complete): 17 December 2007


Page last modified: 15 October 2007