FDA Issues Counterfeit Alert on OneTouch brand Diabetes Strips

FDA issues counterfeit alert for OneTouch brand diabetes test strip. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is alerting their Counterfeit Alert Network partners to counterfeit OneTouch Brand Diabetes Test Strips. The products are OneTouch Ultra and OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strips. The product is used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose.Product/Manufacturer: LifeScan Inc., Milpitas, Calif. The counterfeit product and packaging mimic genuine LifeScan OneTouch Brand Test Strips intended for distribution outside the United States. The outer cartons of the recently discovered counterfeit test strips in the United States have the following characteristics: Counterfeit OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strips Multiple Languages-English, Greek and Portuguese text on the outer carton Lot Numbers 272894A, 2619932 or 2606340 Limited to 50-Count OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strip packages Counterfeit OneTouch Ultra Test Strips Multiple Languages-English and French text on the outer carton Lot Number 2691191 Limited to 50-Count OneTouch Ultra Test Strip packages. How to respond/dispose: Check your inventory of 50-Count OneTouch Ultra and OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strips. If you discover any multi-language packages with the characteristics listed, they are potentially counterfeit. If you identify counterfeit product based on the characteristics listed in this alert, please report your discovery immediately to LifeScan by calling (866) 247-0264. Your report will aid regulatory and law enforcement agencies in their ongoing investigation into the sources of these counterfeit products. Any adverse reactions experienced with the use of this product and/or quality problems should also be reported to FDA's MedWatch program on the Web at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch  or by calling (800) FDA-0178.