Alkaline Picrate, Colorimetry, Creatinine

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2026-04-28Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Dimension Creatinine Flex reagent cartridge. Material Number: 10872079.

  Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling certain lots of Dimension Creatinine Flex reagent cartridge (Dimension CRE2) because a potential imprecision in the Dimension CRE2 quality control (QC) and patient sample results using lot numbers GA6307 and BA7005 on the Dimension System. This imprecision may lead to erroneously decreased or increased creatinine patient results

• 2022-08-26Open, ClassifiedEnvironmental control

  a. ABX PENTRA CREATININE 120CP JAFFE 120/130. Ref: A11A01933. b. Reagent General Chemistry Creatinine Model Number: 1220001933

  Facility Temperature excursions (from June 2021-August 2021) prior to delivery; exposure to higher temperatures may have impacted product effectiveness. All lots received between 06/01/21-9/30/21.

• 2016-12-29TerminatedProcess change control

  Creatinine/Endpoint [Modified Heinegard-Tiderstrom] for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.

  Sterling Diagnostics, Inc. initiated a recall on 7/20/2016 for multiple diagnostic kits due to a recision of the previously extended expiration dates for the kits.

• 2016-02-02TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  ABX PENTRA Enzymatic Creatinine CP ref. A11A01907 reagent is intended for the quantitative in vitro diagnostic determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine based on an enzymatic method of using a multi-step approach ending with a photometric end-point reaction.

  N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) present in the blood of patients treated for paracetamol overdose can interfere with the Trinder reaction that uses hydrogen peroxide catalytic on aminoantipyrine and phenol, and can produce falsely low results with the reagents using the Trinder reaction method.

• 2015-09-16TerminatedProcess control

  Pointe Scientific Creatinine Reagent Catalog number C7539-150 in vitro diagnostic C7539-150 kit includes one R1 and one R2 bottle. R1: HDPE plastic bottle. 120 ml fill. R2: HDPE plastic bottle. 90 ml fill.

  Creatinine kit C7539-150 contains Creatinine reagent R1 that is labeled as Creatinine reagent R2 (30ml) and reagent R2 vial is labeled as R1 (120ml). With manual procedure, no result will be reported as the control will be out of specifications.

• 2013-03-15TerminatedLabeling design

  Creatinine, Part Numbers OSR6178, OSR6678 Product Usage: System reagent for the quantitative determination of Creatinine in human serum and urine on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

  Beckman Coulter is including additional information and instructions in the Creatinine (OSR6x78) IFU and Setting Sheet, relating to calibration stability and quality control frequency to assure product performance.

• 2012-11-14TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  ABX PENTRA Creatinine 120 CP, Model Number Creatinine Part # A11A01868, Lot Numbers: 203273706, 203273707, 203273808, 203273709. The ABX PENTRA Creatinine 120 CP is an in vitro diagnostic assay for the quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine based on a kinetic method using alkaline picrate (Jaffe method). It is composed of a 27 ml monoreagent cassette. Reagent is a chemical solution with additives. ABX PENTRA Creatinine 120 CP reagent, with associated calibrator and controls, is a diagnostic reagent for quantitative in vitro determination of Creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine based on a kinetic method using alkaline picrate (Jaffe method). Creatinine measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases, in monitoring renal dialysis, and as a calculation basis for measuring other urine analytes. This reagent is intended for use on the ABX PENTRA 400 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer.

  This recall was initiated because some customers were experiencing an alarm during Creatinine calibration "REAG RANGE HIGH". This alarm caused the calibration to fail and prevented the user from using the Creatinine assay.

• 2012-01-15TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  Dimension(R) Creatinine Flex(R) Reagent Cartridges. The CREA method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of creatinine in human serum, plasma, and urine on the Dimension Vista System.

  Siemens has confirmed the potential for falsely elevated creatinine results with CREA FLex(R) reagent cartridge lots GA2196, GA2203, DC2221, DB2221, GA2229 and FA2237 when processing tests from a well that has been punctured.

• 2010-09-09TerminatedPending

  SYNCHRON Systems Modular Creatinine (CREm) Reagent Kit, Part Number: 472525 Systems AQUA CAL 1 and 2, is intended for the quantitative determination of creatinine concentration in human serum, plasma or urine. CREm reagent, when used in conjunction with SYNCHRON LX System(s), UniCel DxC 800 System and SYNCHRON Systems AQUA CAL 1 and 2, is intended for the quantitative determination of creatinine concentration in human serum, plasma or urine.

  The recall was initiated after Beckman Coulter confirmed reports that black / brown particulates were observed in some bottles of the Creatinine Alkaline Buffer (Buffer lot M911427 and M911518) in modular Creatinine (CREm) reagent kit lots M911428 and M911519. Beckman Coulter have had reports of erroneous results when using the lots of Creatinine Alkaline Buffer listed above. Single creatinine d

• 2010-03-09TerminatedProcess change control

  Pointe Scientific Creatinine Reagent Set, Pointe Scientific, Inc., Canton, MI; Catalog # C7539-150, C7539-625, C7539-625-S, C7539-1250, HC939-756, HC939-1340, 12-C7539-98, 8-C7539-R1-120, 8-C7539-R1-500, 8-C7539-R1-1000, 7-C7539-R1-120, 7-C7539-R1-1000, and 7-C7539-R1-500. For the quantitative determination of creatinine in serum. For in-vitro diagnostic use only.

  An additional 10% picric acid was added to the R2 component during production.