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FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2009
URGENT ALERT – FORGED BOARD NOTICE. Board staff received a copy of a forged notice on forged Board of Pharmacy letterhead sent to a pharmacy in Wilson, NC. The notice claimed that the pharmacy was the subject of a complaint and should “be prepared to spend 3 to 4 hours with the investigator.” The letter is unsigned, instead purporting to be from an unnamed “Administrative Assistant” at the Board of Pharmacy. A copy of the forged notice may be found here: http://www.ncbop.org/pdf/forgednotice.pdf. Board investigative staff is treating this as a priority matter and asks that anyone with any information about the possible source of this forgery to contact Karen Matthew, Director of Investigations. Any pharmacy or pharmacist receiving a similar suspicious notice is asked to do the same.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009
ATTENTION NC DME PROVIDERS: Voting in the DME election closed on Tuesday, June 30. Ballots will be counted at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Board office. Anyone wishing to attend may do so.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
Alert from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
RE: Astellas Prescription Drug Products
Astellas recently announced the market withdrawal of specific lots of certain Astellas prescription drug products because a transport trailer containing these products was stolen on June 17, 2009. FDA is committed to protecting the public from receiving stolen drug products that may not have been stored and handled properly and may be dangerous for patients to use.
In support of this mission, FDA is requesting assistance from pharmaceutical drug distributors and pharmacies which may have received unsolicited or suspicious offers for Astellas drug products that were stolen on June 17, 2009 (see link to Astellas press release below). If you received any suspicious or unsolicited offers for these drugs after the date of the theft or think that you may have been sold stolen product, FDA is asking your help in reporting this information to FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) by calling 800-551-3989 or by visiting the OCI web site: http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm123025.htm.
More information about the market withdrawal is available at the Astellas website at the following link:
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASKS THAT PHARMACISTS NOT FILL ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION PURPORTEDLY ISSUED FROM THAT AGENCY. Betty Ferree, Director of Clinical Services for the Rockingham County Department of Public Health contacted Board staff to report a growing number of forged prescriptions for controlled substances supposedly issued by prescribers at the health department. After discussing the matter with all prescribers affiliated with the department, Ms. Ferree asked that pharmacists be alerted and asked not to fill any controlled substance prescription supposedly issued by the Rockingham County Department of Public Health. Pharmacists with questions may contact Ms. Ferree at 336-342-8154.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
ATTENTION NC PHARMACISTS: Voting in the run-off election for the Central District closed on Friday, June 26, 2009.
Ballots will be counted on Tuesday, June 30, at 9:00am at the Board office and anyone wishing to attend may do so.
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009
Judicial Order Concerning Access to Prescription Records by the Sheriff of Cherokee County or Agents of the Multiple Agency Narcotics Unit. Board staff recently learned that Resident Superior Court Judge James Downs of North Carolina Judicial District 30A (which encompasses Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon, and Swain Counties) issued an order on January 5, 2009 that authorizes “Agents of the Multiple Agency Narcotics Unit” – apparently coordinated by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s office – to have access to pharmacy records “relating to any case in which Controlled Substance violations are related to prescription drugs.” A copy of Judge Downs’ order may be found here: http://www.ncbop.org/pdf/cherokeecosheriffJune2009.pdf.
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009
URGENT NEWS ALERT FROM NABP & FDA. Stolen Insulin Vials Resurface in US Market: Stolen vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir® made by Novo Nordisk Inc have reappeared and are being sold in the United States market, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on June 13, 2009. These stolen insulin vials may not have been stored and handled properly and may be dangerous
for patients to use.
Three lots of 10 ml vials (a total of 129,000 vials) of the product, insulin detemir (rDNA origin) injection, were originally reported stolen in North Carolina and are identifiable by the following lot numbers:
- XZF0036
- XZF0037
- XZF0038
Click here for more information, including a link to the June 13 FDA news release.
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