| Subject: | FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 17 Oct 2006 - 12:00 am |
| LifeScan and FDA have notified healthcare professionals and the public of counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States for use with various models of the One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors.
The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect blood glucose values, either too high or too low, which might result in a patient taking either too much or too little insulin and lead to serious injury or death. No injuries have been reported to FDA to date.
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