MoH warns of two medical methods

The Ministry of Health and Community Protection has warned of two medical methods, one of which does not conform to the approved specifications, and the second due to technical problems, and has called on all health facilities and primary health care practitioners in the private sector to take the necessary measures regarding them, based on the warnings issued.

In a circular issued recently, the Ministry warned of the "Model 8637 SynchroMed ™ II Implantable Drug Infusion Pump", after the manufacturer stated that it had received eight reports stating that the pump had stopped leaking, which would cause an incomplete treatment of the patient.

The Ministry recommended health care practitioners who work on the aforementioned injection pump, to be aware of the warnings and alerts on the device’s program, indicating that the product was distributed in the country, according to the local supplier.

The ministry said that the product is not registered with the Food and Drug Administration, and requested that it be contacted if any side effects occur.

In another circular from the medical method, OPTIONAL APEX HOLE ELIMINATOR (HE) USED WITH PINNACLE® CUP DEVICES, the Ministry warned after the manufacturer stated that there is a possibility that the devices do not match the approved specifications, as it was found that the diameter of the device is large.

It stated that the affected batches were those that were manufactured with the same manufacturing machine tool from July 2017 to November 2020, noting that the product is not registered with the Ministry of Drug Administration.

The Ministry called on primary health care practitioners to exercise caution when installing the device to ensure that it was inserted correctly vertically.

One of the two methods does not conform to the approved specifications, and the second suffers from technical problems.

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