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Counterfeit OneTouch� Test Strips

Sunday, January 12, 2014

If you use a OneTouch® meter by LifeScan, check your test strips. LifeScan has reported finding counterfeit strips for some of its meters. When analyzed, these strips showed "erratic test results that [did] not meet LifeScans performance specifications."

According to LifeScan, counterfeit strips can be identified by the following:

Counterfeit OneTouch Ultra Test Strips

• Multiple Languages - English and French text on the outer carton.
  
• Lot Number 2691191 and 2691261 (Located on outer carton and vial).
  
• Limited to 50-Count OneTouch Ultra Test Strip packages.
  
• No NDC number (located on the bottom of the outer carton for US product).

Counterfeit OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strips

• Multiple Languages - English, Greek and Portuguese text on the outer carton.
  
• Lot Numbers 272894A, 2619932 or 2606340 (Located on outer carton and vial).
  
• Limited to 50-Count OneTouch (Basic/Profile) Test Strip packages.
  
• No NDC number (located on the bottom of the outer carton for US product).

If you spot the above on your strips, visit LifeScans press release for confirmation and a course of action:
Counterfeit Test Strips Discovered in United States: OneTouch® Ultra® and OneTouch® Basic®/Profile® Test Strips