List of Patient Alerts

List of Patient Alerts in descending date order

• Advice for Patients: Serious Errors with Certain Blood Glucose Monitoring Test Strips 
  08/13/2009
• Advice for Patients: Denture Cleansers 
  02/25/2008
• Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk 
  10/10/2007
• Advice for Patients: Possible Burns or Fires from Heating Pads Manufactured by HoMedics, Inc. 
  07/12/2007
• Advice for Patients With Soft Contact Lenses: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Infections Related to Complete® MoisturePlus Multi Purpose Contact Lens Solution 
  05/31/2007
• Preliminary Advice for Patients*: Possible Contamination and Malfunction of Heart Valves and Valve Conduits, Annuloplasty Rings, Surgical Grafts, Meshes and Other Medical Devices Manufactured by Shelhigh, Inc. 
  04/19/2007
• Preliminary Advice for Patients*: Possible Contamination and Malfunction of Heart Valves and Valve Conduits, Annuloplasty Rings, Surgical Grafts, Meshes and Other Medical Devices Manufactured by Shelhigh, Inc. (archived) 
  04/18/2007
• Advice for Patients: Change in Daylight Saving Time May Affect Your Medical Equipment in an Unpredictable Way 
  03/01/2007
• Advice for Patients With Soft Contact Lenses: New Information on Risk of Serious Fungal Infection 
  04/10/2006
• Advice for Patients With Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk (2nd advisory) 
  02/06/2006
• Advice for Patients With Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk (1st advisory) 
  02/06/2006
• Advice for Patients with ENTERYX® for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
  10/14/2005
• Advice for Patients with ENTERYX® for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (1st advisory) 
  10/14/2005
• Fetal Keepsake Videos 
  08/30/2005
• Advice for Patients with VENTAK PRIZM® 2 DR and CONTAK RENEWAL® Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 
  07/14/2005
• Advice for Patients with VENTAK PRIZM® 2 DR and CONTAK RENEWAL® Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (1st advisory) 
  07/14/2005
• Pre-loaded syringes manufactured by IV Flush, LLC and distributed by Pinnacle Medical Supply should NOT be used because of possible contamination 
  02/08/2005
• TMJ Implants- A Consumer Informational Update 
  04/01/2001
• Tampons and Asbestos, Dioxin, & Toxic Shock Syndrome 
  07/23/1999