Pharmaceutical Cargo Theft: FDA Seeks Assistance in Tracking Stolen Medications
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking assistance in tracking down several Sanofi-Aventis drug products that were stolen in a tractor trailer on July 9, 2009. If the stolen medications (listed below) are improperly stored and handled, they may be dangerous for patients to use. FDA is asking pharmaceutical drug distributors and pharmacies that may have received any suspicious or unsolicited offers for these drugs after July 9, or that may have been sold stolen product, to contact FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) by phone at 800/551-3989 or on the OCI Web site. Boards of pharmacy are urged to share this information with their licensees and to encourage distributors and pharmacies to verify pedigrees they receive with any wholesale drug purchases.
- Lovenox® 120 mg - batch/lot numbers: 12210, 12221, and 12218
- Lovenox 30 mg - batch/lot number: 29395
- Lovenox 80 mg - batch/lot number: 28534
- Xyzal® 5 mg - batch/lot number: 8047787
- Nasacort® AQ 16.5 g - batch/lot number: N09108A
- BenzaClin® Gel 50 g Pump - batch/lot number: 8047564