Voluntary recall of Medisense® OptiumTM Blood Glucose Test Strips and OptiumTM Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Test Strips

Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott Laboratories (S) Pte. Ltd., in consultation with Health Sciences Authority (HSA), announces a voluntary recall of 24 lots of 2 different presentations of blood glucose test strips sold in Singapore - MediSense® Optium™ and Optium™ Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Test Strips. This recall was initiated as the test stripswere found to give a falsely low blood glucose reading. Healthcare professionals are advised to stop the use or supply of affected strips.

 
 
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.