FDA warns of counterfeit version of Avastin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors about a counterfeit version of Avastin being sold in the U.S.  Lab tests have revealed that a batch of this drug, distributed in the U.S. by Medical Device King, "contains no active ingredient."  This is the third incident of counterfeit Avastin in the U.S. over the past year, prompting the FDA to warn doctors, hospitals and patients to be particularly cautious "if the price of a medicine sounds too good to be true." 

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