FDA Warns About Fake Version Of Teva's ADHD Drug Adderall
29 Mai 2012 - 11:52PM
Dow Jones News
The Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday about a fake
version of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s (TEVA, TEVA.TV)
attention-deficit drug Adderall.
The agency said the counterfeit, 30-milligram Adderall tablets
were purchased on the Internet. The tablets don't contain the
correct active ingredients and instead contain tramadol and
acetaminophen which are pain medicines. Adderall, which has been in
short supply, is approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity
disorders, or ADHDs, and narcolepsy, a sleep disorder.
The FDA said consumers should be cautious when buying their
medicines from online sources. Rogue websites and distributors may
especially target medicines in short supply for counterfeiting, the
agency said.
The counterfeit Adderall tablets are round, white and don't have
any type of markings, such as letters or numbers. Authentic
Adderall 30 milligram tablets produced by Teva are round,
orange/peach in color, and scored tablets with "dp" embossed on one
side and "30" on the other side of the tablet, FDA said.
The FDA said anyone who believes they have the counterfeit
version of Teva's Adderall 30 mg tablets shouldn't take or should
stop taking the product.
By Jennifer Corbett Dooren; Dow Jones Newswires, 202-862-9294; jennifer.corbett@dowjones.com