FDA Seeks Information on Stolen GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Products

January 27, 2011 12:16 pm Topics: Diversion and Patient safety

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) seeks information on the theft of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) consumer health products stolen on January 9, 2011, while being transported from a GSK manufacturing facility in St Louis, MO, to a GSK Regional Distribution Center. The products and quantities stolen are listed below.

• OS-CAL LEMON D 120CT
  Lot No. 1A03A, 80 cases
• TUMS ULTRA TROPICAL FRUIT
  Lot No. 1A03, 210 cases
• TUMS ULTRA ASST BERRIES
  Lot No. 1A03, 36 cases
• TUMS EX ASST BERRIES
  Lot No. 1A03, 144 cases
• TUMS EX ASST TROPIC FRUIT
  Lot No. 1A03, 1,155 cases
• TUMS SMOOTHIES PPMT 60CT
  Lot No. 1A03, 770 cases
• TUMS SMOOTHIES ASSTFRT 60
  Lot No. 1A03, 210 cases
• TUMS EXASST FRT 3-ROLL
  Lot No. 0L20, 120 cases
• TUMS EXASST FRT 3-ROLL
  Lot No. 1A03, 335 cases
   

FDA notes that in every instance, the stolen product is finished product ready for retail sale and advises physicians, retailers, and consumers to check all products for signs of tampering or damage prior to use. FDA reminds retailers and consumers to purchase product only from trusted and reliable sources and to be aware that an unusually low price may be an indication that the product may have been stolen.

GSK, along with FDA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local authorities, have initiated efforts to locate the stolen product and identify the individuals involved in the theft. Anyone who has information regarding this incident or has received suspicious or unsolicited offers for the product in question after January 9, 2011, the date of the theft, is encouraged to contact the FDA OCI by calling 800/551-3989 or by completing the Report Suspected Criminal Activity form on the OCI Web Site. Consumers may contact GSK's Customer Response Center at 800/897-7535 with any questions related to the incident. More information is available in an FDA notice.