Alere INRatio® Test Strips, Monitor System Recalled
If you have been taking a blood-thinning drug (such as warfarin/Coumadin) or have been receiving heparin injections, you should be aware of an urgent recall of INRatio® PT/INR test strips and monitors. These products are used to test a patient’s INR (international normalized ratio) when taking warfarin and other anticoagulation medications. The goal with warfarin therapy is to maintain a balance between preventing clots and causing excessive bleeding. This balance requires careful monitoring, typically by PT/INR.