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District of Columbia
Washington D.C., too, has counterfeit medicine Consult our incident summaries and the RSS feed to learn about counterfeit drug incidents in the Washington D.C. area. Incident Summaries July 2022 – February 2023 Counterfeit Drug News in the District of ColumbiaDistrict man pleads guilty to fentanyl conspiracy that distributed hundreds of thousands of doses in the…
[...]January 30, 2023: Utah plastic surgeon faked COVID vaccines and vaccine cards, says DOJ
A Salt Lake City physician allegedly faked almost 2,000 COVID-19 cards and gave fake injections, too. The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a roundtable about Snapchat drug dealers. Dozens more stories about counterfeit pills made of fentanyl and other dangerous substances in Canada, Wales, and 24 U.S. states.
[...]Why won’t Canadian drug importation work?
Why won’t Canadian drug importation work? Download our factsheet: Why won’t Canadian importation work?
[...]Pandemic counterfeits demonstrate the danger of Canadian drug importation
Pandemic counterfeits demonstrate the danger of Canadian drug importation Download our factsheet Pandemic counterfeits demonstrate the danger of Canadian drug importation.
[...]What Canadians are saying about importation
What Canadians are saying about importation Download our factsheet citing Canadian opinions about importation..
[...]Canada doesn’t have track and trace
Canada doesn’t have track and trace Download our factsheet about how Canadian importation breaks the U.S. track and trace system.
[...]January 23, 2023: Fake pharmacy operator gets 7 years and a $100,000 fine
Updates to cases involving a fake pharmacy that imported and sold controlled medicines to U.S. patients, a man who sold used and counterfeit cosmetic surgery devices, and a couple that sold unapproved substances as smart drugs. Additional news involving counterfeit pills made of fentanyl in 17 states.
[...]January 16, 2023: Eight more families sue Snapchat over online pill deals.
More families sue Snapchat. A Scottish man was sentenced for a high-volume fake Valium scheme. Police in Mumbai are investigating a death related to a fake iron injection. Prosecutions, deaths and seizures related to counterfeit pills made with fentanyl in 18 states and Washington, D.C.
[...]Policy Briefing for the 118th Congress
Now available: A recording of PSM’s February 28, 2023 briefing for the 118th Congress, with a keynote by U.S. Senator Rick Scott, and panels about Impediments to Foreign Drug Importation and Social Media & Counterfeit Pills. Virtual briefing for the 118th congress The U.S. has a very safe medicine supply, but that doesn’t happen by…
[...]DEA’s 2021 Fentanyl Profiling Program Report
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released its 2021 Fentanyl Profiling Program report examining trends in how and where the drug is being found. Here are some facts from the report about how fentanyl is being found in counterfeit pills.
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