Posts by psm2016
PSM Releases Overview of Unapproved Cancer Medication Cases
PSM’s Black Market Cancer Drug Cases 2007-2013 looks back through the past 6 years at the numerous cases of fake or misbranded cancer drugs that were sold by shady black market drug sellers and purchased by doctors and clinics throughout the United States. Since 2007, 16 physicians and drug distributors have been prosecuted for their…
[...]PSM Representatives Speak at NADDI Conference
As part of PSM's continuing efforts to publicize the dangers posed by counterfeit medications, two representatives from PSM spoke at last week's National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators Conference. On November 20th, 2013, two speakers from the Partnership for Safe Medicines spoke to an audience of 400 drug diversion investigators in Saint Louis Missouri at…
[...]President Signs Drug Quality and Security Act
President Barack Obama talks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Miguel Rodriguez, Director of Legislative Affairs.Image courtesy of The White House via Flickr. On November 27, 2013, President Obama signed H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA). The new law established a national track-and-trace system to…
[...]San Diego Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in Misbranded Cancer Drug Case
Alvarado Medical Pharmacy owner and pharmacist, William Burdine, pleaded guilty December 4th, 2013 to health care fraud in charges pertaining to his purchase and sale of illegally imported cancer medications from a known supplier of counterfeit cancer medication, Quality Specialty Products (QSP). QSP based in Winnepeg, Canada, was previously identified as one of the foreign…
[...]Interchange 2013 Highlights: US Attorney Samuel Louis Describes How a Desire For Diamonds Brought a Master Counterfeiter to Justice
U.S.Attorney Samuel Louis speaking at Interchange 2013 We were fortunate enough to have US Attorney Samuel Louis share details from the counterfeit medication cases he has prosecuted at the Interchange 2013. During the course of his presentation, he described how master drug counterfeiter Kevin Xu was finally brought to justice. Kevin Xu was a businessman…
[...]Ohio Oncologist Sentenced to Probation for Importing Non-FDA Approved Cancer Drugs
Dr. David Fishman of Euclid, was one of 7 oncologists prosecuted for purchasing imported cancer medication from websites that claimed to be Canadian. Dr. Fishman and his co-defendant Dr. Hassan Tahsildar had already pleaded guilty to charges related to illegally purchased non-FDA approved cancer medications, according to a report from the News Herald at the…
[...]Senate Passes HR 3240, “Drug Quality and Security Act”
PSM applauds the members of the Senate for passing HR 3204, "Drug Quality and Security Act." The securing of the supply chain through establishing track-and-trace requirements for medicine manufacturers, wholesalers and repackagers will provide Americans with greater security over our prescription drugs. When the supply chain is breached by someone mistakenly purchasing a substandard drug…
[...]Interchange 2013 Highlights: Dr. Marvin Shepherd of University of Texas at Austin Pharmacoeconomic Studies Program
Kentwood Pharmacy: Drugs Fished Out of Garbage and Resold to Patients
At the 2013 Interchange, PSM Board Member Dr. Marvin Shepherdoffered an explanation of how drug diversionsubverts the securesupply chain and endangers patient health. Three pharmacists from the now shuttered Kentwood Pharmacy have been sentenced in Federal court, and stripped of their right to practice as a result of their guilty pleas on charges of reselling…
[...]Dr. David Fishman of Ohio Sentenced to Probation in Misbranded Cancer Drug Case
Dr. David Fishman of Euclid, Ohio has been sentenced to probation for his conviction on chargers he illegally imported non-FDA approved cancer medication. Six other Ohio oncologists have been charged in the case. The doctors were charged with a misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the purchasing of misbranded or counterfeit drugs.…
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