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Missouri Clinic Manager Sentenced for Receiving Misbranded Botox
Thomas Greg Martin was sentenced to six months of home confinement, 120 hours of community service, a forfeiture of $32,000 and three years of probation for receiving misbranded Botox® from a foreign, unlicensed drug wholesaler. Thomas operated Aestheticare LLC, a medical clinic with several locations which provided cosmetic procedures to patients in St. Louis County,…
[...]FDA Alert: SNI National is Voluntarily recalling Kratom XL 4 Pack, Maeng Da Kratom 10 Pack, Max Kratom 20 Pack, and Bali Kratom 40 pack Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact: Consumer: 1-801-388-4690 Kratomrecall@gmail.com Media:…
[...]Texas Experiences Rash of Fake Dermal Filler Injuries, 3 People So Far Indicted in Scam
In Hidalgo, Texas, three different beauticians are accused of injecting patients with toxic, non-medical silicone or other liquid plastics instead of an FDA-approved dermal filler. In all, 30 patients report health issues, and at least one has died. On the 19th of the month, Elva Navarro, owner of Bella Face and Body Spa in McAllen,…
[...]Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy Owner Sentenced in Black Market Cancer Drug Case, Ordered to Repay Medicare Over $1 Million
Download BlackMarketCancer_Long.pdf (881.4K) William Burdine, owner of Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy in San Diego, had earlier pleaded guilty to charges he purchased injectable cancer medication from Quality Specialty Products (QSP) of Canada. QSP first came to the attention of Federal authorities when they were identified as a source of counterfeit Avastin. Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy…
[...]FDA Alert: New Life Nutritional Center Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Super Fat Burner, Maxi Gold and Esmeralda Dietary Supplements Due to the Presence of Undeclared Sibutramine and Phenolphthalein
Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact Consumer: 646-209-9846 rosadohow@aol.com Media: Nilson Rosado 646-209-9846 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March…
[...]If You Get The Flu, See Your Doctor. Don’t Trust the False Claims of Fly-By-Night Flu Cures
Photo Credit: CDC Fluview This year’s influenza epidemic has affected thousands. Over 2,700 influenza positive tests have been reported as of March 7th for the 2013-2014 season reports the CDC. As flu season slowly comes to a close, drug counterfeiters are still racing to market their fake flu cures, which will not cure influenza. Don’t…
[...]North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Tainted Herbal Supplements Smuggled From China
Kamran Rezapour of Creston, North Carolina admitted that he knew the herbal supplements he sold contained pharmaceutical compounds not described in the ingredients. However he described them as “100% all natural” in his marketing materials. A Creston, North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to knowingly selling tainted natural supplements smuggled into the United States from…
[...]3 Convicted in $20 Million Drug Diversion Scheme Based at a Glendale Medical Clinic
A doctor, a woman who posed as a doctor, and the manager of operations at Manor Medical Imaging were found guilty of federal fraud charges as part of an organized scheme to repeatedly bill Medicare and Medi-Cal for thousands of prescriptions, including expensive anti-psychotic treatments. One of the largest Medicare fraud cases to be heard,…
[...]Interchange Keynote Speaker Announced!
The Partnership for Safe Medicines is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for Interchange 2014 on September 18, in Washington DC: Howard Sklamberg, Deputy Commissioner for the FDA’s Global Regulatory Operations and Policy. Deputy Commissioner Sklamberg directs the Office of Regulatory Affairs and the Office of International Programs. He oversees the FDA’s efforts to supervise…
[...]FDA Alert: Pain Free by Nature is Voluntarily Recalling Reumofan Plus Tablets Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact Consumer: 719-235-8864 Media: 719-235-8864…
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