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QUALITY CONTROL Third Party Controls Complete solutions for results you can

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Internal Quality Controls Tailor Made Controls 17. Customised Quality Control Sera 89 - 94 18. Interlaboratory Data Management 95 - 98 19. External Quality Assessment 99 - 106

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Complete QC solutions for results you can trust Patient health is reliant on accurate and timely diagnosis, but this can only be facilitated through the use of high quality diagnostic testing solutions. With products and solutions available to suit all areas of laboratory medicine including routine chemistry, special chemistry, toxicology, serology, immunology, haemostasis and respiratory care; our customer base exceeds 100,000 laboratories in all four corners of the world. Given that over 70% of all medical decisions are based on laboratory test results, it is extremely important accurate...

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Introduction to Randox Acusera Quality Controls Randox is one of the largest manufacturers of Quality Controls in the world, whether it is our own branded Acusera portfolio of controls and calibrators, or customised material for individual laboratories, research organisations, external quality assessment schemes and other diagnostic manufacturers. With over 390 parameters available in our Acusera range, choice and flexibility is guaranteed. Principle control products include Clinical Chemistry, Immunoassay, Urine, Immunology/Proteins, Lipids, Cardiac, CSF, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring,...

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Material The human based material used in the production of our Quality Controls is sourced from the United Kingdom Blood Transfusion Service. All donors are screened for infectious diseases using immunoassay techniques to detect antibodies and specific DNA tests to detect any viruses even at early stages of infection. This view to safety and quality is the trademark of Randox control manufacture. Our lyophilised controls have no added preservatives or stabilisers which can cause interference problems. The excellent stability seen with Randox controls is achieved through superior...

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Value Assignment Randox controls are the most accurately assigned controls available in the diagnostic industry! Our unique value assignment process employs over 31,000 laboratory participants worldwide ensuring the availability of data for a wide range of instruments and methods. This, coupled with unrivalled traceability to International Reference Laboratories, provides a product of unsurpassed accuracy and reliability. For effective Internal Quality Control, an assayed serum should have an accurately assigned target value and range for each analyte; this will allow laboratories to...

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Consolidation Randox is a world leading provider of multi-analyte, third party controls designed to help streamline QC in even the most demanding laboratories. Our unique combination of analytes enables complete test menu consolidation and will ultimately reduce costs, without compromising on quality or performance. The use of fewer controls will decrease the time spent preparing multiple controls, increase storage space and simplify QC procedures in any lab. Many manufacturers ‘cut corners’ in an attempt to keep costs low. This can result in unrealistic values and ultimately, controls that...

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Third Party Controls Our complete range of true third party controls is designed to provide unbiased performance assessment across a wide range of instruments and methods. By this we mean that our material has not been manufactured in-line with, or optimised for use with any particular reagent, method or instrument and is therefore compatible for use on any analyser. Also, when assigning targets and ranges, Randox uses totally independent laboratories, resulting in genuinely independent, multi-method and multi-analyser data. Instrument and reagent manufacturers often directly assign their...

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Stability Product shelf-life and working stability are important considerations when choosing quality control material. Our lyophilised controls generally have a shelf life of up to 4 years from the date of manufacture while our liquid controls are stable for up to 2 years, ensuring continuity of lot supply. Each individual control will have its own reconstituted or open vial stability claims and some parameters will have limitations, but we pride ourselves by not trying to mislead customers with false claims. The extended reconstituted and open vial stability of many Randox controls will...

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TRACEABILITY PATHWAY Primary reference measurement procedure Primary calibrator Manufacturer’s selected Manufacturer’s standing Trueness controls Routine sample or control material METROLOGICAL TRACEABILITY Secondary calibrator measurement procedure measurement procedure IVD Manufacturer working calibrator product calibrator measurement procedure Lab’s routine Secondary reference measurement procedure Patient result/Randox Acusera control result Adopted from EN ISO 17511 TRACING PATIENT RESULTS TO THE ORIGIN Traceability Traceability refers to the property of a measured result or calibrator...

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Commitment to Quality Randox is committed to quality at every stage of the production process from research and development to customer support.This commitment has been recognised through official accreditation to both national and international standards including UKAS and ISO. Accreditation to international standards ensures confidence in the quality and consistency of the products and services provided by Randox, and demonstrates compliance to internationally agreed standards. UKAS The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the only national accreditation body recognised by the...

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Antioxidant Controls

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Antioxidant Product Range Product Description Glutathione Reductase Calibrator Ransel Control Ransod Control Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) Calibrator Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) Control Glutathione Reductase Control

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