More Warnings on Counterfeit Diabetic Test Strips

FDA Updates its Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit Blood Glucose Test Strips

Last week, FDA issued a nationwide alert on counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra diabetic test strips. The Oct 23rd announcement provides two additional lot numbers of conterfeit diabetic test strips, along with descriptions of how to identify them.

The new counterfeit diabetic test strips are:

• One Touch Basic®/Profile® lot #2615211
• One Touch Ultra® lot #2691261

The following characteristics may help to identify the counterfeit diabetic test strips:

Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile Test Strips, lot number 2615211

• The lot number 2615211 appears on the outer carton and on the inner container (vial).
• The outer carton is written in English.
• The outer carton is labeled as 50-Count One Touch (Basic/Profile) Test Strip packages.
• A picture of a hand appears on the test strip displayed on the outer carton.
• The inner container is labeled as “plasma-calibrated”.

Counterfeit One Touch Ultra Test Strips, lot number 2691261

• The lot number 2691261 appears on the outer carton and on the inner container (vial).
• The outer carton and the inside container (vial) are written in both English and French.
• The outer carton is labeled as 50-Count One Touch Ultra Test Strip packages.
• The bottom of the outer carton does not include an NDC number.

For complete information on how to identify the counterfeit diabetic test strips, please check Lifescan's web site.