Leerink Partners Remains Bullish as Alere (ALR) Withdraws INRatio and INRatio 2 Products

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Alere to Initiate Voluntary Withdrawal of the Alere INRatio® and INRatio®2 PT/INR Monitoring System

July 11, 2016 5:00 PM EDT

WALTHAM, Mass., July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a collaborative process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) will be initiating a voluntary withdrawal of the Alere INRatio® and INRatio®2 PT/INR Monitoring System. Alere is working with the FDA to determine the most appropriate timing for product discontinuation and will provide guidance on transitioning patients to an alternate solution to allow them to continue anti-coagulation monitoring in the least disruptive manner possible.

Alere's focus, as always, is on the safety of patients using the company's... More