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Sanofi-Aventis Medications Stolen - Verify Drug Pedigrees

July 28, 2009

FDA and Sanofi-Aventis are warning pharmacies to verify drug pedigrees for specific Sanofi-Aventis products. A tractor trailer carrying these items was stolen in early July. Due to safety concerns should these medications come back into circulation, pharmacies and drug distributors are asked to verify pedigrees for products they receive from their wholesalers. The affected products and their lot numbers are listed below:

  • Benzoyl peroxide 5% / clindamycin phosphate 1% gel (Benzaclin): 50 g pump (NDC 00066-0494-55), Lot #8047564
  • Cetirizine 5 mg (Xyzal): 90-count package (NDC 00024-5800-90), Lot #8047787
  • Enoxaparin injection (Lovenox): 30 mg prefilled syringes (NDC 00075-0624-30), Lot #29395; 80 mg prefilled syringes (NDC 00075-0622-80), Lot #28534; 120 mg prefilled syringes (NDC 00075-2912-01), Lot #12210, Lot #12221, and Lot #12218.
  • Triamcinolone acetonide aqueous nasal inhaler (Nasacort AQ): 16.5 g inhaler (NDC 00075-1506-16), Lot #N09108A

Sanofi-Aventis is working with the FDA on this issue. Report any potentially stolen product or suspicious offers for these products to the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations at 800-551-3989 or http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm123025.htm.

Additional information on the theft is available at the following link.

Updated
July 27, 2009; University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2009, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.