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Colorado updates drug importation proposal, cuts list of meds by 88, adds Ozempic
Colorado’s updated Canadian drug importation application to the FDA cuts the drug list from 112 to 24 and adds Ozempic to the list of medicines it wants from Canadians.
[...]DEA tells e-commerce companies they have compliance obligations for pill press sales on their platforms.
The DEA put all e-commerce platforms on notice of their obligations whenever they facilitate transactions involving pill presses.
[...]Plea Agreement, USA v Sherrie McCain, February 2024
United States District Court Northern District of Alabama USA v Sherrie McCain Plea Agreement Filed February 20, 2024 Read the document.
[...]Information, USA v Sherrie McCain, February 2024
United States District Court Northern District of Alabama USA v Sherrie McCain Information Filed February 20, 2024 Read the document.
[...]Lux Lifestyle Fueled by Med Crimes
Another black market HIV case has been successfully prosecuted.
[...]February 12, 2024: Massachusetts doc who implanted patients with unapproved, imported medicine loses at trial
The government won prosecutions in Massachusetts and New Hampshire against defendants selling non-FDA approved drugs. A family warns about tianeptine. Pill presses in Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
[...]Ebay and DOJ Settle Over Pill Presses
On January 31, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that eBay had agreed to pay $59 million to settle allegations it had not followed recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the sale of pill presses and encapsulating machines that are specified in the Controlled Substances Act. The $59 million settlement is a signal to other online…
[...]PSM applauds NNOAC statement of concern about Canadian drug importation
“We are deeply concerned about the impact importation of unapproved foreign prescription drugs will have on counterfeit medication in the United States, especially as FDA considers approving additional SIPs.”
[...]Are below cost reimbursement practices by Pharmacy Benefit Managers creating opportunity for criminals to enter the legitimate supply chain?
PBMs, by under reimbursing pharmacies, are creating a demand for pharmacies to seek lower priced medications even when they can’t exist at that price.. Criminals appear to be happy to become part of the supply chain.
[...]Has any state tried Canadian drug importation? How did it work for them?
The state of Maine opened it’s border to Canadian drug importation program for Maine residents. Dr. Kenneth McCall purchased and tested some of the medicines being advertised and sold to Maine residents and found them lacking in safety. Listen to his story.
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