Posts Tagged ‘counterfeit drugs’
From Street Markets to Websites: Counterfeit Drugs Infect The Whole World
Created in 2013 by WHO, the Global Surveillance and Monitoring System tracks all reports of substandard or counterfeit medicines around the world. To date, 1,500 reports have been filed and a recent analysis showed that over 10% of medicines in low- to middle-income countries are substandard or fake…
[...]CDC Report Links 56% of Overdoses in Ten States to Fentanyl
The CDC released a report analyzing 5,152 overdose deaths in ten states over a six month period and found fentanyl was involved in 56% of the time…
[...]Florida Storefronts Acting as Agents for Fake Canadian Online Pharmacies Raided
After years of looking the other way, FDA-OCI conducted raids on several Florida storefronts that facilitate individuals purchasing prescription drugs from online pharmacies, reminding the owners that they could face a fine or jail time for doing so…
[...]Three FL Residents Pleaded Guilty to Importing, Making and Selling Counterfeit Medicines Online
The U.S. Department of Justice received guilty pleas from three individuals charged with being part of a conspiracy to import, manufacture, and sell counterfeit medicines online to customers around the U.S…
[...]China Smuggling Case Illustrates the Role Canada Plays Bringing Fentanyl into United States
The recent indictment of six Canadians demonstrates the role Canada played as part of a larger international fentanyl smuggling ring that shipped fentanyl compounds to the United States.
[...]Law Enforcement and Medical Communities Fear that Fake Meds Made with Fentanyl Are Flooding U.S. Streets
Counterfeit pills made with fentanyl have flooded the streets of America. No one know how many people have been hurt or killed, but law enforcement and medical communities are gravely concerned…
[...]Woman Receives 20,000 Fake Pills Instead of Yoga Mat in Mail
In October, a woman in Rock Hill, South Carolina received a package from Walmart that she assumed was a yoga mat she had ordered. Instead, the package contained over 20,000 oxycodone pills.
[...]FDA-OCI Increasing Efforts To Keep Counterfeit Drugs From Getting Into The Country
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb spoke with FDA-OCI agents about the importance of their work and how the agency is increasing staff at International Mail Facilities and ports of entry to help identify and keep fake drugs and illicit opioids out of the country…
[...]House Energy and Commerce Committee Asks DEA Questions About Industrial Pill Press Importation
The DEA knows that drug traffickers use industrial pill press machines to make counterfeit medicines. Now the House Energy & Commerce Committee is asking for information on which companies are selling these machines and who is buying them in the U.S…
[...]DOJ and DEA Simplify Prosecution of Anyone Caught Trafficking A Fentanyl Analogue
The DOJ and DEA has removed any advantage that illegal chemists who create fentanyl analogues have. Anyone caught trafficking any fentanyl analogue can now be charged as if they were trafficking fentanyl itself…
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