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Canadian Internet Pharmacy Founder Gets 4 Years in Counterfeit Drugs Case
Canadian online pharmacy pioneer, Andrew Strempler, was sentenced January 9th, 2013 to 4 years after he pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Initially, Strempler faced 4 charges relating to the case with each carrying a possible sentence of 20 years.
Strempler’s current legal woes stem from the FDA investigation of his Internet pharmacy business Mediplan Health Consulting Inc, also known as RX-North. According to the Wall Street Journal, FDA investigations of Strempler’s business discovered that 90% of the drugs they had seized from a Mediplan shipment were counterfeit. The shipment contained fake versions of Arimidex, a breast cancer treatment, and Lipitor, the cholesterol drug.
[...]FDA Asks Over 300 US Doctors to Stop Buying Misbranded Botox from Foreign Suppliers
Dallas Area Hospital Among Hundreds Receiving FDA Warning About Unapproved Versions of Botox
The FDA has issued warning letters to over 350 US medical practices that they may have purchased unapproved medications, including unapproved versions of Botox from wholesalers owned by foreign suppliers. The medical practices were warned that the suppliers sold drugs not approved for sale by the FDA that may be counterfeit.
In this latest incident of US doctors buying prescription medication for patients from questionable and unapproved sources, doctors in 38 states, and one hospital have received warnings that they have made purchases from an unapproved foreign supplier of medication.
[...]Legitscript Acts to Take Down Network Parent of Over 200 Fake Online Pharmacies
internet pharmacy affiliates run by MyRxCash.com. In December, Legitscript was able to shut down operations for MyRxCash itself, and the hundreds of affiliate websites it had created.
MyRxCash, also known as Pronet, was warned by the FDA in September about their activities. The FDA letter warned Pronet that its “websites offer products for sale in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). More specifically, the websites listed below offer unapproved and misbranded new drugs for sale.”
[...]Canadian Citizen & Online Pharmacy Entrepreneur Sentenced to 4 Years in Counterfeit Drugs Case
View larger map Canadian citizen Andrew Strempler, 38, was arrested in Florida in June 2012 and was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud in the United States. In October of that year, he pled guilty to those charges. On January 9th, 2013, Andrew Strempler was sentenced to four years in…
[...]The Year in Review – Part 2 – Diversion, Black Market and Internet
Part 2 of The Year in Review
Fake medications have infiltrated the legitimate supply
chain in the United States in 2012 through doctor’s offices, bricks and mortar
pharmacies and through direct-to-consumer purchasing on the internet.
Fake drugs containing dangerous ingredients
have been found for purchasing from unlicensed internet pharmacies, and drug
diverters have infiltrated brick and mortar pharmacies with black market medications.
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Reumofan Plus Relabeled and Sold as WOW
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that the potentially harmful product Reumofan Plus, marketed as a dietary supplement, is being relabeled and sold under the name “WOW.” The product is being marketed to treat arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other…
[...]Csupor D, Boros K, Dankó B, Veres K, Szendrei K, Hohmann J. Rapid identification of sibutramine in dietary supplements using a stepwise approach. Pharmazie. 2013 Jan;68(1):15-8.
Abstract Adulteration of botanical food supplements with undeclared synthetic drugs is a common problem. One of the most affected product groups are the slimming agents. There are no analytical protocols for the detection of synthetic adulterants from these products. The present study aimed at the development of a multistep analytical method for the quick and…
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