Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19235 |
| Brand Name: | Varian ARIA Oncology Information System |
| Model: | HIT |
| Affected: | Version: 10, 11, 13.0 and 13.5 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Varian Medical Systems Australasia Pty Ltd (NZ) Millenium Centre, Level 3, Building C, 600 Great South Road Ellerslie Auckland 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 486 732 |
| Manufacturer: | Varian Medical Systems Inc |
| Issue: | Admin Instructions may not print on drug order prescriptions or be transmitted with e-Rx. When the user changes the prescription "Type" field after inputting Admin Instructions in the text box, the Admin Instructions portion of the prescription will not be saved to the database. An e-Rx transmitted to the pharmacy will not contain the intended Admin Instructions. The printed prescription will also not contain the intended Admin Instructions. This anomaly only occurs for sites that have a Clinical Assessment license for the Aria Radiation Oncology Software/license set. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 6/10/2015 |
