From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-08-13 20:21:41 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] in case any ferret uses these specific testing materials and is getting such products
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
> Audience: Diabetes healthcare professionals, hospital risk managers,=20
> patients
>
> [Posted 08/13/2009] FDA notified healthcare professionals of the=20
> possibility of falsely elevated blood glucose results when using GDH-
> PQQ glucose test strips on patients who are receiving therapeutic=20
> products containing certain non-glucose sugars. These sugars can=20
> falsely elevate glucose results, which may mask significant=20
> hypoglycemia or prompt excessive insulin administration, leading to=20
> serious injury or death.
>
> GDH-PQQ glucose monitoring measures a patient=92s blood glucose value =
> using methodology that cannot distinguish between glucose and other=20
> sugars. Certain non-glucose sugars, including maltose, xylose, and=20
> galactose, are found in certain drug and biologic formulations, or=20
> can result from the metabolism of a drug or therapeutic product. The=20
> FDA Public Health Notification provides a list of GDH-PQQ Glucose=20
> Test Strips and recommends that healthcare practitioners avoid using=20
> GDH-PQQ glucose test strips in healthcare facilities or take steps=20
> to never use them on patients receiving interfering substances.
>
> FDA encourages the voluntary reporting of any medical device adverse=20
> events related to glucose meters or glucose test strips that do not=20
> meet the requirements for mandatory reporting. Adverse events should=20
> be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program=20
> online, by phone [1-800-332-1088], or by returning the postage-paid=20
> FDA Form 3500 by mail [to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD=20
> 20852-9787] or fax [1-800-FDA-0178].
>
> Read the complete MedWatch 2009 Safety summary, including links to=20
> the Public Health Notification and Advice for Patients, at:
>
> http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHuman=
MedicalProducts/ucm177295.htm
>
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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