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Partnership for Safe Medicines’ Statement on Congressional Action to Permanently Schedule Fentanyl-Related Analogues and Substances
Shabbir Safdar, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, released the following statement today in response to Congressional actions to permanently scheduling illicitly manufactured and deadly fentanyl…
[...]Grand Junction, Colorado man convicted for selling fakes that killed, and more counterfeit news, April 19, 2021
This week’s roundup includes: a conviction in Colorado, fake COVID-19 vaccines, Operation Stolen Promise statistics and 17 more counterfeit medicine stories.
[...]Delaware
Delaware has seen a sharp increase in fake pills Download our August 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Delaware and consult the updates below. State incident summaries February – December 2022 Counterfeit Drug News in DelawareWhat is gas station heroin? Poison control warning about dangers of OTC supplement | Action…
[...]Wyoming
Wyoming’s Counterfeit Drug Problem is Growing Download our June 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Wyoming and consult the updates below. State incident summaries July 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit Drug News in WyomingActivity in the U.S. Attorney's OfficeNovember 22, 2024Transient from Denver sentenced to 15 years on fentanyl and…
[...]South Dakota
The fake medicine trend is growing in South Dakota Download our August 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in South Dakota and consult the updates below. State incident summaries April 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit Drug News in South DakotaRapid City woman sentenced to federal prison for 12 years and seven…
[...]Idaho
Fake drugs have gained ground in Idaho Download our June 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Idaho and consult the updates below. State incident summaries March – December 2022 Counterfeit Drug News in IdahoDistrict of Idaho | Three drug traffickers each sentenced to ten or more years in federal prison…
[...]News roundup for the week of April 12, 2021
This week: 70 months for a Pennsylvania man who trafficked counterfeit medicines, two fentanyl pill operations shut down, counterfeit pill seizures and warnings and a couple of #covidscams.
[...]Counterfeit HIV drug underscores risks of a weaker drug supply chain, advocate warns.
ADAP Advocacy Association CEO Brandon M. Macsata wrote this editorial, which appeared on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program’s website on April 1, 2021.
The Association first warned constituents that counterfeit Symtuza had been distributed to three U.S. pharmacies in December 2020, when Janssen issued an alert.
[...]What is “Permanently Scheduling” Fentanyl-related Substances and Analogues, and Why is it so Important?
Learn why permanently scheduling fentanyl-related substances and analogues on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is an important policy tool in the fight against fentanyl-laced counterfeit medicines.
[...]News roundup for the week of March 26, 2021
This week: A federal jury indicts a man for smuggling and selling fraudulent COVID-19 treatments, a woman pleads guilty for a silicone injection death in Missouri, police seize nine million fake clonazepam tablets in Europe, and news about counterfeit pills in ten U.S. states.
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