Abbott ACT Shortage Update
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I just wanted to check in to see if anyone has any updates regarding the iSTAT ACT-k cartridge and QC shortage. My rep is hopeful that we should be out of allocation in the next few weeks. They are receiving more inventory and they are able to fill more ACT cartridge orders. Controls are another story; they do not know when allocation for these will end, especially for level 1 QC.
Does anyone else have any additional information regarding this? My hospital has no backup for these, aside from core lab FXa, and it's not realistic to bring on another test system just for this temporary backorder. We are keeping in close contact with our rep as well as our departments that use this test to keep everyone up to date regarding the situation.
Does anyone else have any additional information regarding this? My hospital has no backup for these, aside from core lab FXa, and it's not realistic to bring on another test system just for this temporary backorder. We are keeping in close contact with our rep as well as our departments that use this test to keep everyone up to date regarding the situation.
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We were told by our Abbott rep that the "manufacturing issue" has been resolved but that they are still working on building their supply back up. We received about 1/4 of our total order yesterday, so cartridges are still on allocation.
We are in the same boat, where we have no backup for these cartridges and the non-transparency from Abbott has been beyond frustrating. We have also been seeking information regarding the QC shortage (as we are going through QC much faster QC'ing partial shipments). The last I heard from them (which was weeks ago) was that they were hoping to have the QC issue resolved in May.
Matt T
Our departments want to get back to normal though so I'm hoping the Cartridge and QC issues are fixed.
Here is a basic rundown of what happened:
You're saying the QC issues were fixed too?
My understanding with the QC was that it was the permanent closure of the third-party manufacturer that produced the control fluids that caused the allocation issues. Last I spoke to my Rep, they were still working on getting the new vendor they found through the approval process and was told that could take a while. He also mentioned they were looking into other alternatives for us.