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FDA Alert: Candy Company Recalls Dietary Supplement Containing Prescription Ingredient
Risk Statement: PrimeZen Black 6000 capsules containing sildenafil and tadalafil may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may cause a significant drop in blood pressure that may be life threatening. People with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates.
[...]February 13, 2023: PSM’s congressional briefing in Washington DC is on 2/28. Register here.
Register for PSM’s upcoming congressional briefing in Washington DC. The WHO says contaminated infant cough syrups have killed 300 children. News of deaths, seizures and prosecutions related to fake prescription pills in 20 states and the nation’s capital.
[...]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 of Columbia | Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 5 years for selling a deadly dose that…
[...]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.
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