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FDA Alert: Notification of Stolen Bristol-Myers Squibb Products
This is a reprint of the FDA’s Alert. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA), and other law enforcement officials, to recover cases of specified lots of recently stolen pharmaceutical products. The specified lots were being transported in a tractor-trailer stolen in Florence, Kentucky, on Interstate…
[...]Canadian Government Alert: Websites Suspected of Fake Drugs
Health Canada is alerting consumers that prescription drugs purchased from www.northdrugmart.com, www.northdrugstore.com, and www.pharmacyrxworld.com are suspected of being counterfeit. Health Canada has identified prescription drugs for sale on these websites have not been authorized for sale in Canada, and yet they reference brand names and resemble drugs that have been authorized for sale in…
[...]Stolen Carbatrol and Adderall XR – Check Lot Numbers
A pharmaceutical company recently alerted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that some drugs taken during a 2008 pharmaceutical cargo theft may be beginning to reappear in the market. On October 17, 2008, a shipment of Carbatrol and Adderall XR made by Shire Pharmaceuticals was stolen en route between the company’s manufacturing facility in North…
[...]FDA: Don’t Use Unapproved IUDs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned women not to use unapproved intrauterine devices (IUDs), a form of birth control, in part because they can potentially be counterfeited. The FDA reminded health professionals in a July 22 letter that unapproved IUDs may be ineffective and unsafe. In the letter, the FDA said it…
[...]FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Stolen Advair Inhalers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that a number of Advair Diskus inhalers that were stolen in 2009 have been found in some pharmacies and that consumers should not used the stolen products. The products were reported stolen from a GlaxoSmithKline warehouse near Richmond, Virginia, in August 2009. These recently…
[...]FDA Alert Tamiflu
On June 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released results of a purchase of supposed “generic Tamiflu” from an online pharmacy. According to the FDA, the pharmacy was likely an illegitimate operation, and the product was not Tamiflu, as it lacked its active ingredient. Full details from the FDA.
[...]FDA / Sirius Alert: Nearly 12,000 Kits of ClindaReach® Pledgets Stolen from Truck
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received warning of nearly 12,000 kits of ClindaReach® Pledgets, (Clindamycin Phosphate Topical Solution UPS, 1%), a topical acne treatment, which were stolen from a tractor-trailer on or around February 7, 2010 while in transit. The theft occurred in Monroe, Ohio. According to the manufacturer, Sirius—a wholly owned subsidiary…
[...]FDA Alert Regarding Counterfeit Alli
The U.S. FDA released an updated public health alert regarding counterfeit Alli being sold over the internet. According to the FDA, here’s what you need to know: Alli is an FDA-approved, over-the-counter weight loss drug. FDA lab tests have confirmed that counterfeit versions of the drug do not contain the FDA-approved active ingredient; rather, they…
[...]FDA Warns of Online H1N1 Influenza Virus Drug Product Purchases
FDA is alerting you to a use extreme caution when purchasing any medication over the Internet claiming to prevent or treat H1N1 influenza virus. Several orders of the H1N1 vaccine Tamiflu (oseltamivir) purchased from online pharmacies were found to be a health threat to consumers.
[...]Tylenol® Arthritis and Tylenol® PM Caplets Stolen from Cargo Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida
Products stolen: TYLENOL® Arthritis and TYLENOL® PM Lot numbers: 09XMC1 (Tylenol Arthritis) 09XMC110 (Tylenol PM) Countries known affected: United States Investigating agency contact: FDA Office of Criminal Investigations at 1-800-551-3989 Manufacturer Contact McNeils Customer Response Center 888-222-6036 Posted on/updated: October 13, 2009 Information on Certain Stolen Tylenol® Arthritis and Tylenol® PM Caplets FDA is alerting…
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