�The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers wHO filled prescriptions at The Medicine Shoppe pharmacies situated at 8035A Liberty Road and 5900 Reisterstown Road in Baltimore that they may have received drugs that were either expired or suspected counterfeit. The FDA is particularly interested because a number of the drugs are for serious diseases and could have an adverse effect on treatment.
The products in question include:
-- Lisinopril (20 milligrams)
-- Guaifenesin/Dextromethorphan (600 mg and 1000 mg)
-- Gabapentin (century mg, ccc mg and 400 mg)
-- Metoprolol (50 mg)
-- Nifedipine (30 mg)
-- Diclofenac Sodium (30 mg)
-- Glucophage (D mg Extended Release)
-- Glucovance (125 mg and five hundred mg)
-- Glipizide/Metformin (2.50 mg/250 mg)
-- Furosemide (20 mg)
-- Tamoxifen Citrate (10 mg)
-- Metformin HCl ER (500 mg)
-- Calcitrol (0.25 micrograms)
The FDA has no evidence that any other Medicine Shoppe pharmacies remote of the 8035A Liberty Road and 5900 Reisterstown Road facilities are involved.
Because the safety and efficacy of the listed drugs has not been established, the FDA is strongly advising consumers world Health Organization filled prescriptions for these drugs at these two pharmacies to contact their prescribing physician immediately for new prescriptions. Additionally, consumers in possession of the above listed prescription drugs from these pharmacies should call FDA at 800-521-5783 for further information on how to dispose of the drugs.
Consumers and health care professionals can report contrary events to the FDA's MedWatch program at 800-FDA-1088, by mail at MedWatch, HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md 20852-9787, or online at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm.
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