Eli Lilly and Company (India) commends the actions taken by the Haryana drug control authority in addressing counterfeit products falsely bearing the Mounjaro\u00ae\ufe0f (tirzepatide) brand name that were recently seized in Gurugram, Haryana.<\/p>\n
These seized counterfeit products were not manufactured by Lilly and did not originate from Lilly\u2019s authorised and verified supply chain. Following the diligent investigation by the authority, most of the counterfeit products identified have been recovered. In line with directions issued by the authority, the supply of genuine Lilly product through authorised distributors and licensed pharmacies continues without interruption.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognise the efforts of the Haryana regulatory authority in addressing counterfeit medicines and supporting measures aimed at protecting patient safety.\u201d said Winselow Tucker, President and General Manager, Eli Lilly and Company (India). \u201cLilly takes any act of counterfeiting very seriously. Counterfeit products are not manufactured under approved quality controls and may pose significant risks to patient safety and public health. We will continue to take steps to protect patients from the risks of counterfeit and other unsafe products worldwide, including working with regulators and law enforcement. We urge patients to procure Lilly products only through authorised distributors or licensed pharmacies, and on a valid prescription. Further, we want to clarify that Lilly\u2019s patented tirzepatide molecule is marketed in India under two brand names \u2014 Mounjaro\u00ae\ufe0f and Yurpeak\u00ae\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n
Counterfeit products may look very similar to genuine Lilly medicines. Patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals are advised to remain vigilant. Suspected counterfeit medicines may include:<\/p>\n
Products obtained from unauthorized or unlicensed sources.
\nPackaging that appears tampered with or damaged.
\nMissing batch number, expiry date, or manufacturer details.
\nPackaging that looks inconsistent with approved product packaging, including misspellings, unfamiliar logos, or different labels.<\/p>\n
The below images show authentic Mounjaro\u00ae\ufe0f packaging and examples of fake packaging on counterfeit products recently seized by the Haryana FDA. The cartons for the 5 mg dose strength are shown, but the highlighted differences exist on the counterfeit cartons for all dose strengths.<\/p>\n
To report suspected falsified medicines or to identify authorized Lilly distributors or pharmacies, please contact Lilly India\u2019s toll-free helpline at 1800 123 0021 or write to us at mailbox_in-gps@lilly.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eli Lilly and Company (India) commends the actions taken by the Haryana drug control authority in addressing counterfeit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[103,61,60,371],"class_list":["post-431653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}