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Dimension Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) assay (Product Number: DF41A/10444959) (Mfr: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Newark, DE)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Hazard
Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.
Sold states
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Affected count
181,072
Manufactured in
511 Benedict Ave, N/A, Tarrytown, NY, United States
Products
Dimension Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) assay (Product Number: DF41A/10444959) (Mfr: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Newark, DE)
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1651-2018Don't want to check this manually?
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