FDA ISSUES WARNING ON COUNTERFEIT BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS

The FDA said Oct. 13 it is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the U.S. for use with various models of LifeScan One Touch brand blood glucose monitors used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose.

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, the agency said. No injuries have been reported to the FDA to date.

The counterfeit test strips are:

One Touch Basic/Profile (lot #272894A, 2619932 or 2606340) test strips; and

One Touch Ultra (lot #2691191) test strips.