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Counterfeit Medicine: Crime and Policy, October 20, 2020
A summary briefing of 2020’s major cases, worrying trends and a deep dive into drug supply chain policy issues.
[...]Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of October 12, 2020
In PSM’s round-up this week: new reports about counterfeit medicine, drug supply chain regulation and phishing scams; FDA warnings about dangerous supplements; a life sentence for fake pill kingpin Aaron Shamo; and more.
[...]“…barriers will delay or prevent drug importation,” say regulatory experts
In this analysis, which was published in Lexology on October 13, 2020, three global regulatory experts examine barriers to drug importation.
[...]Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of October 5, 2020
In PSM’s round-up this week: Policy truths about drug importation, prosecutions for fake COVID-19 treatments and financial fraud, and another week in counterfeit pills.
[...]US Attorney for Arizona Calls Illicit Fentanyl “The Most Dangerous Drug We Have Confronted as a Nation”
In the first seven months of 2020, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported over 2,700 newly suspected opioid overdose deaths in Arizona. What makes this figure more startling is that there were just over 3,800 suspected opioid deaths in the preceding 30 months. The problem is escalating, and rapidly.
[...]Newspaper Editorial Board Says Canadian Drug Importation Will Have Limited Impact
The editorial board of the Florida Times-Union published an op-ed that states that Canadian drug importation will have a limited impact, and is a sign of a broken system, not a solution to one…
[...]Wyoming’s Dept. of Health Recommends The State Not Attempt A Drug Importation Program
Wyoming is one of many states that decided to examine if importing drugs would provide significant savings to its citizens. In a hearing in August and a report released today, they took a critical look at the issue and the Department of Health recommends that the state not pursue the idea for several key reasons…
[...]Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of September 28, 2020
In PSM’s round-up this week: A new report about the counterfeit medicine trade, fake COVID-19 vaccines in India, the week in counterfeit pills.
[...]Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of September 21, 2020
In PSM’s round-up this week: HHS defies 20 years of expertise and guidance and recent negative feedback to finalize regulations for state-based Canadian drug importation programs, forward movement on the Safe Therapeutics Act, and more #covidscam and counterfeit drug news.
[...]HHS Secretary Sent Congress The Certification To Allow Canadian Drug Importation
On September 23, 2020, Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar submitted a letter to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy certifying that Canadian drug importation would pose not additional threats to consumers and would save Americans a significant amount of money on prescription drugs.
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