Medical Device Alert issued in November 2017

An alert was recently issued about Oxoid ceftazidime antimicrobial susceptibility test discs.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 14 December 2017

• Therapeutic area: Infectious disease

For all Medical Device Alerts from MHRA, see Alerts and recalls for drugs and medical devices.

An alert was recently issued by MHRA about:

• ThermoScientific Oxoid CAZ10 ceftazidime, CT1629B antimicrobial susceptibility test disc – potential for false resistance results if stored at the wrong temperature

Article citation: Drug Safety Update volume 11 issue 5; December 2017: 8.

Published 14 December 2017