Posts Tagged ‘California’
FDA Alert: Compounding Pharmacy in California Warned After Particulates Found in Injections
On August 14, 2024, FDA received a complaint from a patient who noticed a black particulate in a vial of semaglutide distributed by Fullerton Wellness. On September 23, 2024, FDA received information from California regulatory authorities as part of ongoing collaboration between FDA and the state noting deficiencies found at Fullerton Wellness during a state inspection. After the state inspection, Fullerton Wellness voluntarily ceased operations.
[...]Eli Lilly and Company v SDbodycontouring dba Zepbound Prescription Clinic dba Zepbound Rx Clinic dba San Diego Body Contouring, Complaint
United States District Court Southern District of California Eli Lilly and Company v SDbodycontouring dba Zepbound Prescription Clinic dba Zepbound Rx Clinic dba San Diego Body Contouring Complaint June 20, 2024 Read the document.
[...]Criminal Complaint, USA v Gonzalez, September 2023
United States District Court Northern District of California USA v Gonzalez, et al Criminal Complaint Filed September 14, 2023 Read the document.
[...]A Bay Area Doctor Imported Black Market Drugs, But She Told Her Patients They Were Genuine Botox And Juvederm
On November 22, 2022, San Francisco doctor Lindsay Clark pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for receiving non-FDA approved drugs and devices. She injected her patients with these black market drugs, and she made a million dollars doing it.
[...]Dietary Supplement Sold on Amazon Recalled for Containing Prescription Drug Ingredients
Esupplementsales, LLC was informed by Amazon that laboratory analysis has found the product to be tainted with tadalafil, an ingredient known as a phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitor found in an FDA approved product for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. The presence of tadalafil in Hard Dawn Rise and Shine Capsules renders the product an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore, subject to recall.
[...]A Campaign to Spread the Word About Fake Pill Deaths in the Central Valley of California
When the Central Valley Opioid Safety Commission contacted us about helping them promote a public safety message about the dangers of counterfeit pills made with fentanyl, of course we said yes. Their 30-second spot featured the family of Travis Jacobson, a young Californian who was tragically killed by a fake Xanax pill that turned out to be lethal. We at PSM were happy to underwrite both the direct costs and the labor costs of such an important public health message.
[...]Counterfeit Pill Takes the Life of a Hardworking College Graduate
24-year-old Travis Jacobson was excited about an upcoming job interview. Recently graduated from Sacramento State University, he moved to Los Angeles to live with his best friend Landon and launch a career in public relations. Sadly, Travis never made it to that interview. Wanting a good night’s sleep beforehand, he took a Xanax pill that turned out to be a fake made with fentanyl, and it took his life.
[...]4 Deaths and 26 Hospitalizations in Arizona Caused by Fake Hand Sanitizer Made with Methanol
The FDA has issued 70 recalls/warnings at last count for hand sanitizers made with deadly wood alcohol (methanol). Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death.
[...]Lawsuit Filed By L.A. City Attorney In COVID-19 Fraud Case
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit against Wellness Matrix Group to stop the California-based business from preying upon the public by selling fraudulent COVID-19 products…
[...]As L.A. City Attorney Tackles One Fake COVID-19 Test Kit Company, Another Sets Up Shop
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is being kept very busy trying to shut down LA area COVID-19 testing schemes that being offered without FDA or local health department approval.
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