NIPRO Diagnostics TRUEresult - Healthcare Professional Safety Guidelines; Restricted Treatments for Patients

FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
IMPORTANT HEALTH and SAFETY
INFORMATION:
DO NOT use the TRUEresult System for patients
receiving the following treatments:
• Peritoneal dialysis using solutions containing
icodextrin (Extraneal
®
, Icodial
®
) that is metabolized to
maltose,
• Injections or infusions of solutions containing
galactose or maltose, including some human
immunoglobulin preparations (Octagam
®
, WinRho
®
,
SDF Liquid, HepaGam B
™
),
• Xylose absorption testing,
• Intravenous solutions containing maltose,
• Any drugs that contain or metabolize to maltose,
galactose, or xylose (Orencia
®
, Adept
®
, Bexxar
®
).
Using the TRUEresult System when receiving
the above treatments may cause false high
glucose results. False high results may lead to
inappropriate therapy, which may result in coma
or death. For more information, see www.fda.
gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/
ucm154213.htm.
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