Randox Acusera Liquid Assayed Chemistry Premium and Premium Plus controls

The TGA has cleared two Randox liquid assayed chemistry controls for use in Australian medical laboratories. Randox believes the controls will revolutionise quality control in laboratories, saving time and money while ensuring accurate results and patient diagnosis.

The controls, Acusera Liquid Assayed Chemistry Premium and Premium Plus, are designed to cut the number of individual quality controls (QC) a laboratory needs to run in routine medical testing. Laboratories can run QC up to 100 analytes all within one control.

The assayed controls contain a combination of proteins, lipids, immunoassays, cardiac markers, blood markers, therapeutic drugs and routine chemistry analytes. The Acusera Chemistry Premium Plus control contains 100 analytes, while the Acusera Chemistry Premium control offers 91.

The high levels of CRP and other key proteins included eliminate the need for multiple controls, streamlining QC in laboratories. The assayed controls provide clinically significant values for a wide range of analysers at key decision points.

Both controls are liquid for ease of use, eliminating possible reconstitution errors and improving lab efficiency. They are highly stable when stored at -20 to -70°C with open vial stability of up to seven days at 2 to 8°C, reducing wastage in laboratories.

The controls are manufactured using human-based serum, ensuring performance that closely mirrors patient samples and assuring laboratories of unbiased, independent assessment of analytical performance. Available in three concentration levels (low, mid and high), Premium Plus covers the full clinical range, removing the need for laboratories to purchase additional low- or high-level controls.