Medical device manufacturer, Varian Medical Systems, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning its ARIA for Radiation Oncology, ARIA Oncology Information System for Radiation Oncology [Versions 10.X, 11.X, 13.0 or 13.5 with Clinical Assessment License ONLY].
The manufacturer has identified an anomaly with the ARIA for Radiation Oncology software with a Clinical Assessment license. Admin Instructions may not print on drug order prescriptions or be transmitted with e-Rx. When the user changes the prescription "Type" field after inputting Admin Instructions in the text box, the Admin Instructions portion of the prescription will not be saved to the database. An e-Rx transmitted to the pharmacy will not contain the intended Admin Instructions. The printed prescription will also not contain the intended Admin Instructions. Hence, the pharmacy will not receive the administration information intended by the physician. The manufacturer has not received any reports of patient injury due to this issue.
The manufacturer has provided instructions to affected users and is developing a technical correction for this issue.
According to the local supplier, the affected products are distributed in Hong Kong
If you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.
Posted on 7 October 2015