Consolidate your Controls with Randox Liquid QC Solutions

8 Jul 2012
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead

Product news

Randox Laboratories will be displaying its Randox liquid QC solutions at the AACC Clinical Lab Expo later this month. Randox is a world leading manufacturer of quality control materials supplying more than 60,000 laboratories worldwide.

The complete range of liquid quality control solutions covers over 300 parameters ensuring consolidation and convenience without compromising on high quality or performance. Many controls are even suited to point-of-care testing due to their liquid ready-to-use format and convenient 2-8oC storage.

As true third party controls they can be used alongside any manufacturer’s reagent or instrument providing an independent, unbiased assessment of performance. Our unique value assignment process employs over 20,000 independent laboratories making Randox the only true supplier of third party controls and ensures accurate and reliable target values are available for most methods and instruments.

The liquid stable format of many Randox controls allows them to be conveniently and cost effectively shipped and stored at +2-8oC. The ready-to-use nature may even help to increase productivity in the laboratory by eliminating the need to thaw before use. Most liquid controls have a two year shelf life from the date of manufacture enabling long term QC monitoring. Once opened many controls will often exceed the stability claims quoted.

In addition to the Randox specific proteins, liquid cardiac, urinalysis and blood gas controls our range of liquid ready-to-use products has recently expanded to include new liquid urine and liquid tumour marker controls. Other liquid controls available include our Liquid Chemistry Premium Plus control covering over 100 parameters and our Liquid Immunoassay Premium control with assayed instrument specific target values provided for 41 analytes.

With 30 years experience in clinical diagnostics, Randox understand the importance of laboratory quality. In addition to our comprehensive range of liquid controls Randox can also provide Acusera 24.7 Web an inter-laboratory data management and peer group reporting package designed to compliment and support the Acusera range of control sera.

You can visit Randox Laboratories at the AACC 2012 Clinical Lab Expo, July 17-19, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA - booth #2201.

Liquid Tumour Marker Control

Randox Laboratories Ltd.

Our comprehensive liquid tumour marker quality control is designed to suit even the most demanding clinical laboratories covering 15 different cancer antigens and tumour markers. The inclusion of assayed, instrument specific target values enables effective monitoring of both accuracy and precision while the liquid stable format makes it highly convenient and user friendly.Features & BenefitsLiquid for ease-of-use100% human serumClinically relevant PSA levelsAssayed instrument specific target values provided for 15 parametersStable to expiry date at 2°C – 8°COpen vial stability of 30 days at 2°C – 8°CDescription - Size - Analytes - Cat NoLiquid Tumour Marker Control Level 1 - 6 x 3ml - 15 - TU5085Liquid Tumour Marker Control Level 2 - 6 x 3ml - 15 - TU5086Liquid Tumour Marker Control Level 3 - 6 x 3ml - 15 - TU5087Analytes:AFPBeta-2- MicroglobulinCA 15-3CA 19-9CA 27-29CA 72-4CA 125CEACyfra 21-1FerritinTotal β-hCGNeuron Specific Enolase (NSE)PSA (Free)PSA (Total)Thyroglobulin

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HematologyIn Haematology / Hematology, complete blood cell counts (or full blood counts) are obtained using automated blood count analyzers to enumerate blood cell types.  Hematology also encompasses haemostasis and coagulation, thrombophilia and hemophilia, plasma viscosity and ESR analysis, hemoglobinopathies, cell morphology and haematinic measurement.ImmunologyImmunological techniques measure and characterize immune responses. Immunology kits and analysis systems often use techniques such as ELISA, radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunodiffusion assays, Immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry. Immunologists use equipment such as flow Cytometers, plate readers, plate washers and fluorescent microscopes.Point-of-CarePoint-of-Care Testing (POCT) or Near Patient Testing (NPT) products are available for urine, blood and other clinical chemistry analyses. POCT includes: blood glucose testing, blood gas and electrolytes analysis, rapid coagulation testing (PT / INR), rapid cardiac markers diagnostics, drugs of abuse screening, urine strips testing, pregnancy testing, fecal occult blood analysis, food pathogens screening, hemoglobin diagnostics, infectious disease testing and cholesterol screening.Clinical ChemistryBiochemistry (or clinical chemistry) involves the analysis of bodily fluids using chemical tests. Techniques used include HPLC, chromatography, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, immunochemical, electrophoresis, turbidometric / spectrophotometric assay, MRI and ISE analysis. Tests are often carried out on plasma or serum but urine (urinalysis) and fecal specimens are also processed.Quality ControlQuality control is needed in all production processes. Quality control is a monitoring procedure or set of procedures that are put in place to ensure that a manufactured product adheres to a defined set of quality criteria. AACCThe American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo is the largest meeting for clinical laboratory professionals in the world. This year's meeting is being held in Atlanta, USA, July 26th-30th, 2015.