David Haynes, The Cochran Firm, D.C.’s managing attorney, was recently interviewed on Ring of Fire about Alere INRatio lawsuits and the FDA recall of the home PT/INR monitoring device. Ring of Fire is broadcast throughout the United States on Free Speech TV and also distributed on radio stations throughout the country. Mike Papantonio is a senior partner…

The Alere INRatio PT/INR monitor system and test strips are under Class I FDA recall The INRatio PT/INR monitor system is a medical device used to track blood clotting time (PT/INR) of patients prescribed warfarin.  Warfarin is a blood thinning medication used in the prevention of clot-related conditions such as stroke and deep vein thrombosis.  Patients…

Alere has issued two separate recalls associated with inaccurate INR readings.  According to the FDA, the INRatio and INRatio2 Monitor Systems display inaccurate INR levels for some patients.  The Alere INRatio may present INR readings at healthy levels when in fact the correct INR result is much higher when obtained by more-accurate traditional laboratory plasma…