More Albuterol Sulfate Asthma Drugs Stolen, May Pose Injury Risks, FDA Warns
Another huge shipment of asthma drugs have been stolen from a tractor-trailer shipping container on their way to pharmacies and may be have been tampered with or improperly stored, posing a risk of injury to users, the Food and Drug Administration is warning.
About 1.3 million doses of Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution, 0.02%, and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.083% were reportedly stolen on September 8 in Tampa, Fla. The drugs are manufactured by Dey L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc., the FDA said.
The heist follows the recent hijacking of a tractor-trailer container carrying 35,000 cartons of Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution in Texas. The FDA previously issued a warning to patients and pharmacies not to use or prescribe drugs from those two stolen lots of the asthma inhaler medication.
While the FDA said it is not aware of any injuries to users of the stolen respiratory medications, patients should avoid using the drugs if they were purchased after September 8 and are from the following lots:
Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution (892,000 doses; all lots contain 3.0 ml vials and display the brand name “Dey”)
• Lot number 9G04, NDC # 49502-697-29
• Lot number 9FD8, NDC # 49502-697-61
• Lot number 9FD9, NDC # 49502-697-61
• Lot number 9FE1, NDC # 49502-697-61
Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution (432,000 doses; all lots contain 2.5 ml vials and display the brand name “Dey”)
• Lot number F09089, NDC # 49502-685-31
• Lot number C09119, NDC # 49502-685-62
• Lot number C09120, NDC # 49502-685-62
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