The National Association of State Boards of Pharmacy have alerted the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy of a new recall fraud attempt focusing on Oxycodone Hydrochloride.

Some pharmacies have received emails/faxes with a letter, which is being spoofed as being from a legitimate pharma distributor, indicating the following:

(Distributor) is updating all direct account Wholesalers, Distributors and pharmacies that have received the impacted NDC below. We are initiating a recall of lots distributed to date on a precautionary basis. This recall is being conducted at the Retail Level. Please note all lots are being recalled. Thank you.

While the specific product manufacturer of Oxycodone HCL is not expressly stated in the correspondence sent, the NDC Code indicates the product is assigned to a single package of 100 tablets. The manufacturer is Specgx Llc. No such manufacturer recall exists at this time.

It’s important to note that none of these illicit attempts, to date, have been successful. The law enforcement authorities investigating these incidents ask that all companies and industry associations make their employees/members aware of this new tactic.

If you receive any type of communication which references ANY type of a recall, document as much about the interaction as possible. That should be followed with a call to a known contact of your distributor partner to determine if the request is legitimate. If it isn’t, report the occurrence to the PCSC at cforsaith@hda.org or by calling 401-623-1344 as soon as reasonably possible. 

All attempts, successful or not, need to be documented to further the overall investigation.