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Research Triangle Park, N.C. — GlaxoSmithKline announced Monday that two lots of Advair asthma medication were stolen Aug. 2 from the company's distribution warehouse near Richmond, Va.
Medicine in the stolen cartons could represent a health risk because it has been removed from the legitimate supply chain, and the storage conditions under which the stolen products were held are unknown, the company said.
Inhalers from these lots should not be dispensed, sold or used, the company said. The affected lot numbers are Lot 9ZP2255 - NDC 0173-0696-00, Advair Diskus 250/50, 60 Dose and Lot 9ZP3325 - NDC 0173-0697-00, Advair Diskus 500/50, 60 Dose.
Anyone with information about the theft, who has received suspicious or unsolicited offers for the Advair lots in question or who has received inhalers from these lots is asked to call the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations at 800-551-3989. Patient or customer inquiries for the company should be directed to GSK's Customer Response Center at 888-825-5249.
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August 25, 2009 12:22 p.m.
August 25, 2009 11:20 a.m.
August 25, 2009 9:47 a.m.
Yes, this is a 7 million dollar heist! Glaxo sells the things for $50 or less outside the US, which makes you wonder just who the real highway robbers are.
August 25, 2009 8:44 a.m.
August 25, 2009 8:10 a.m.