Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Counterfeit Avastin IV Cancer Drug in 3 states



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that 19 clinics in California, Texas and Illinois may have purchased the phony Avastin from Quality Specialty Products, an "unapproved" foreign supplier also known as Montana Health Care Solutions. The counterfeit vials are labeled "Avastin" but indicate "Roche" as the manufacturer. Roche is the parent company of Genentech.
"The counterfeit contains no Avastin, no generic Avastin, no active ingredient whatsoever," Genentech spokesman Ed Lang told ABC News. Lang said the contents of the vials are still under investigation. ABC News

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