Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20563 |
| Brand Name: | VITROS Chemistry Products |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | GLU slides, LAC slides, TRIG slides,URIC slides |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics c/- Johnson & Johnson 13A Gabador Place Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 800 705 |
| Manufacturer: | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc |
| Issue: | New information has become available regarding the potential for N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) to interfere with specific VITROS Chemistry Products Slide Assays. Patients who were administered NAC could potentially have biased sample results. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 1/9/2016 |
