Posts by psm2016
Medicine Delivery Truck Hijacked, Meds Stolen and Meds Recovered
A medicine delivery vehicle was hijacked in the Detroit, Michigan area on December 13, by two armed hijackers. FreightWatch International reported that the van contained a tracking device and the police were notified immediately of the hijacking. When police arrived, the criminals gave up both the driver and van unharmed. In addition police recovered over…
[...]Overseas Fake Pharmacies Prey on American Patients; Aided by U.S. Internet Companies
A rise in prescription drug addiction fuels the internet medicine selling business, with overseas operations luring U.S. addicts to websites where medication is unregulated, and dangerous.
[...]Dr. Bryan Liang on Pill Mills Crackdown
“Crack down on pill mills, and people will go to the ‘Net because it’s aneasy source – and they deliver to your front door,” says Dr. Liang.
[...]Third Bout of Counterfeit HIV Medication Found
More fake HIV medication has been found, this time in Kenya. The World Health Organization’s Prequalification of Medicines Program (PQM) first discovered fake versions of Zidolam-N, a HIV therapy, in September in Kenya, reports Securing Pharma. The counterfeit medications are of poor quality with visible molding, discoloration and friability. Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board has…
[...]Honoring the 5th Anniversary of Marcia Bergeron’s Passing
Five years ago today, Marcia Bergeron suddenly passed away. Marcia thought she had a common virus, but her symptoms were actually caused by the poisonous fake medications, and instead of getting better, she died suddenly of heavy metals poisoning. The coroner’s report determined that Marcia died of cardiac arrhythmia caused by metal toxicity. The…
[...]Law enforcement fake pharmacy website takedown page
Have you seized a fake pharmacy website from a criminal? Turn it into a Public Service Announcement Are you a law enforcement agency taking down a fake online pharmacy website? Don’t take that website offline! It gets lots of traffic from all over the web and unwitting consumers will continue to find it for years…
[...]Image of fake lipitor from FDA
Lipitor, whether you buy brand name or generic, should always come from licensed bricks and mortar or VIPPS-certified online pharmacy. (Image from FDA)
[...]Always buy Lipitor from a licensed bricks and mortar pharmacy or VIPPS-certified online pharmacy
On Nov. 30th, 2011 the US Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of Lipitor for manufacture by generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories. While the price break will be a great relief for some, just because a drug is generic doesn’t mean consumers can purchase it from unlicensed websites.
[...]Counterfeit HIV Medication Discovered in UK Supply Chain
United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) admitted that counterfeit versions of two HIV medication have been found in the UK market. Truvada, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, is a combination HIV therapy. Orifarm, a Danish supplier of parallel-imported and generic pharmaceuticals acknowledged that their supply of Truvada had been compromised by “the…
[...]Third Consecutive Chinese Crackdown on Counterfeiters
$7 million dollars worth of fake medicines have been seized by Shanghai police, as well as 96 people arrested. MSN reported that more than 70 different medicines were counterfeited in the seizure of more than 5.5 million capsules. Manufacturing of the counterfeit pills occurred in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, reported authorities, who said that Shanghai,…
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