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• Alere INRatio Settlement Results in $39M Payment To Resolve DOJ Charges Over Defective Blood Coagulation Monitors

  July 16, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  Alere has agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle government claims it knowingly sold defective blood monitoring devices which led to a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries before issuing a recall.

• Alere Blood Thinner Monitoring System Recall Issued Over Concerns of Inaccurate Results

  July 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A medical device used to test the effectiveness of blood thinners has been recalled for giving inaccurate readings that could lead to serious or fatal complications.

• Xarelto Clinical Trial Data Questioned Due to Use of Faulty Device

  December 7, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A medical journal warns that a device used during Xarelto clinical trials was later recalled due to problems that could have resulted in Xarelto appearing to be safer than it actually is.

• Alere Blood Clot Test Strip Recall Issued After Warfarin Deaths

  May 7, 2014

  Russell Maas

  An Alere blood clot test strip recall has been announced following reports of three bleeding deaths linked to inaccurate strip results.