Monthly Prescribing Reference

FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips approved

Abbott announced that the FDA has cleared its FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips. FreeStyle Lite test strips do not use the GDH-PQQ enzyme, which can be affected by common non-glucose sugars (eg ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Recall: FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Test Strips

Abbott announced a voluntary recall of 20 lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips in the U.S. The affected test strips may produce erroneously low blood glucose results when ...
MedCity News

Diabetes news: Abbott voluntarily recalls some FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite test strips

Abbott (ABT) announced the medical device company will voluntarily recall 20 lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips in the U.S. The company said in a statement the test strips ...
FiercePharma

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New, Easier-to-Use FreeStyle Lite® Test Strips

-- New FreeStyle Lite® test strips receive 510(k) clearance. ALAMEDA, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott today announced that it has received 510(k ...
Drug Store News

Abbott receives regulatory approval for FreeStyle Lite test strips

ALAMEDA, Calif. The Food and Drug Administration approved blood-glucose test strips from Abbott. Abbott's new FreeStyle Lite test strips use an enzyme which is unaffected by common nonglucose sugars, ...
NBC Los Angeles

Diabetes Test Strips Recalled Over Wrong Results

Nearly two dozen lots of blood glucose test strips are being recalled because they may calculate wrong results when used with certain meters, a Southern California company announced Wednesday. Abbott ...
CBS News

Blood Glucose Test Strips Recalled

DETROIT (WWJ) - Blood Glucose test strip manufacturer Abbot is voluntarily recalling FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite test strips. The company says the test strips may produce erroneously low blood ...
FierceBiotech

FDA slaps its most serious label on Abbott's diabetes recall

Abbott is recalling some test strips that can lead to inaccurate readings with its FreeStyle and FreeStyle Flash glucose meters.--Courtesy of Abbott Abbott ...
Fierce Healthcare

Abbott FreeStyle Freedom(R) Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Now Available With No Coding for People With Diabetes

Abbott Diabetes Care markets several leading-edge glucose monitoring systems and test strips in the United States for use in both home and hospital settings; leading brands include FreeStyle (R) Lite, ...
Chicago Tribune

Abbott gets FDA approval on new glucose test strips

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an Abbott Laboratories blood sugar test the agency hopes will eliminate inaccurate results for certain diabetic patients taking other medications.
FiercePharma

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for New, Easier-to-Use FreeStyle(R) Test Strips

- New FreeStyle test strips do not use the GDH-PQQ enzyme. ALAMEDA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the recent clearance of its FreeStyle Lite ...