Voluntary recall of Medisense® OptiumTM Blood Glucose Test Strips and OptiumTM Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Test Strips

Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott Laboratories (S) Pte. Ltd., in consultation with Health Sciences Authority (HSA), announces a voluntary recall of 24 lots of 2 different presentations of blood glucose test strips sold in Singapore - MediSense® Optium™ and Optium™ Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Test Strips. This recall was initiated as the test stripswere found to give a falsely low blood glucose reading. Healthcare professionals are advised to stop the use or supply of affected strips.

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.