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May 20, 2024: “I woke up and my arms had fully stopped working,” fake Botox victim says
A counterfeit Botox victim described her illness to a reporter at Glamour. Additional news, including medicine sales on TikTok; a California man who allegedly sold imported etizolam; counterfeit, contaminated injections in India; and pill press seizures in three states.
[...]A peek inside a prescription drug diversion ring
The indictment and pre-sentencing memo from the Southern District of New York’s prosecution of Boris Aminov offer a “how-did-they-do-it” guide to prescription drug health care fraud, capturing text messages, crime photos, and a step-by-step guide to the deceit.
[...]May 13, 2024: Fentanyl pill seizures tripled from 2021 to 2023, says the DEA
DEA seizures of fentanyl pills tripled between 2021 and 2023. The CDC narrowed the scope of the counterfeit Botox outbreak to nine states. Additional news about counterfeit medicine in seven states.
[...]Plea Agreement, USA v Christopher Housley, October 2023
United States District Court District of Nevada USA v Christopher Housley Plea Agreement Filed October 11, 2023 Read the document.
[...]Defendant’s Sentencing Memo, USA v Christopher Housley, February 2024
United States District Court District of Nevada USA v Christopher Housley Defendant’s Sentencing Memo Filed February 28, 2024 Read the document.
[...]Superseding Indictment, USA v Christopher Housley, April 2022
United States District Court District of Nevada USA v Christopher Housley Superseding Indictment Filed December 13, 2022 Read the document.
[...]Complaint, USA v Christopher Housley, April 2022
United States District Court District of Nevada USA v Christopher Housley Criminal Complaint Filed April 27, 2022 Read the document.
[...]May 6, 2024: Woman develops lesions from weight loss injectable sold to her via TikTok
A New York woman has been charged with selling illegally imported weight loss drugs on TikTok. The U.S. Senate is considering legislation to ban tianeptine. A counterfeit Xanax vendor in Missouri was sentenced. More news in California, Colorado, Louisiana, and Texas.
[...]NABP RogueRx Activity Report examines illegal sales of injectable weight loss drugs
The NABP reports that illegal actors are selling desperate patients substandard and counterfeit versions of the new generation of weight loss medicine.
[...]FDA Alert: Florida Company’s Dietary Supplement Recalled for Containing Prescription Drug Ingredients
STOP CLOPEZ CORP is voluntarily recalling one lot of Schwinnng capsules to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found the Schwinnng products to contain Nortadalafil. Nortadalafil is an active drug ingredient known for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. The presence of Nortadalafil in Schwinnng capsules makes it an unapproved new drug for which the safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore subject to recall.
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