Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23529 |
| Brand Name: | Creatinine IVD, kit, enzyme spectrophotometry |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Lipase OSR6x30, Uric Acid OSR6x98, HDL-Cholesterol OSR6x87, Enzymatic Creatinine OSR6x204 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has identified that NAPQI (N-acetyl p benzoquinone imine), a metabolite of Paracetamol, causes negative interference with Enzymatic Creatinine OSR6x204, HDL Cholesterol OSR6x87, Lipase OSR6x30 and Uric Acid OSR6x98 assays, at levels present in the serum/plasma of overdose patients. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 29/8/2018 |
