Posts Tagged ‘medical devices’
FDA Update: More Counterfeit Diabetic Test Strips Identified
Rockville, MD (AHN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public to counterfeit diabetic (blood glucose) test strips being sold in the U.S. for use with some of the LifeScan model testing monitors. LifeScan originally reported their findings to the FDA. Two new lot numbers have been added as the latest identified…
[...]FDA Updates its Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit Blood Glucose Test Strips
Health Canada Warning: Counterfeit Lifescan Blood Glucose Test Strips
Health Canada is warning Canadians that certain Lifescan, Inc., One Touch Brand Test Strips, Basic/Profile and Ultra, sold in the United States are counterfeit. The counterfeit blood glucose test strips could potentially give incorrect blood glucose values, either too high or too low, which could result in a patient taking too much or too little…
[...]FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips
[reprinted from the FDA website] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. The counterfeit test…
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