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Partnership for Safe Medicines Statement on Biden Administration Executive Order to Foster Competition
Shabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, released this statement in response to President Biden’s executive order to foster competition, which favors importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
[...]July 12, 2021: South Carolina reports 500 fake pill poisonings since January 2020
Learn about South Carolina’s grave warning for its residents, and more than 30 other stories in counterfeit news.
[...]Crime and Policy III: Counterfeit medicines in 2021
With the year half over, where are we with policy proposals and crimes that affect the safety of the supply chain?
Watch our June 30th webinar for an update.
[...]June 28, 2021: CBP Stops Black Market Remdesivir On Its Way To Mexico
CBP officers captured more than 100 shipments of black market versions of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir in recent months. Read to learn more about this and the rest of the week’s news in fake medicine.
[...]June 21, 2021: Busted In 2018, Connecticut Pill Maker Pleads Guilty
A guilty plea for a Connecticut man who made deadly counterfeit Percocet in Stamford, and a dozen more fake medicine stories.
[...]Fentanyl Pill Victims Are Getting Younger. Parents Blame Social Media.
On June 4, 2021, parents and family members gathered in 30 cities around the country to protest social media companies’ inaction on drug sales on their platforms. The protest in Santa Monica focused on Snapchat headquarters.
[...]June 14, 2021: Operation Pangea XIV stops $23 million in fake and unapproved medical products
Every year, Interpol coordinates Operation Pangea, a seven-day initiative that targets the sale of counterfeit and unauthorized medical products. Read this to learn about this year’s fake medicine haul, and catch up on 17 other stories in the news.
[...]June 7, 2021: Families Across The Country Rally Over Fentanyl Deaths
Families rallied in 30 U.S. cities to draw attention to fentanyl poisoning deaths and to demand that social media companies stop drug dealers selling on their sites. Plus, 23 more counterfeit medicine stories.
[...]Canadian drug importation – What’s the state of the issue in June 2021?
What’s happening with Canadian drug importation? What’s Florida doing with a big empty warehouse? Isn’t this policy currently in the courts? You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers.
[...]June 1, 2021: CBP in Ohio Seizes $1.2 million in Counterfeit Drugs and Medical Devices
Customs and Border Protection are hard at work protecting Americans from counterfeit medicines and fake medical devices. Read on to learn about recent seizures of prescription steroids, COVID-19 test kits and more in Cincinnati, and catch up on 27 other stories about medicine safety.
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