Anemia

FDA warns of bacteria-tainted fake drug

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 6th, 2003

Hospitals and pharmacies may have unknowingly bought a counterfeit version of the antianemia drug Procrit - and the useless product also is contaminated with bacteria, the government warned March 11, 2003.

The fake Procrit poses a serious danger to patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Health workers and patients should very carefully examine vials of Procrit to see if they have the fake version, the FDA said, and should not use it.

FDA has identified three batches of fake drug. They bear the following lot numbers and expiration dates:

P007645, expiration 10-2004

P004677, expiration 02-2004

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