The blood glucose monitoring systems used to read the the strips are not being recalled. The strips are marketed under the brands:
• Precision Xtra
• Precision Xceed Pro
• MediSense Optium
• Optium
• Optium EZ
• ReliOn Ultima
To find out whether you own any of the recalled test strips,
visit this site to see if you own test strips from the recalled lots. Alternatively, call 1-800-448-5234 (English) or 1-800-709-7010 (Spanish). Precision Xceed customers need to call 1-877-529-7185.
Users of the recalled strips are advised to switch to another strip immediately–for free replacement strips, call the above numbers.
For more information, visit the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web page. This page provides a Q&A section regarding the recall; precautions for patients who cannot access another testing system; and symptoms of high and low blood sugar.
Consumers can also contact the FDA on 1-888-4636-332.
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