Posts Tagged ‘illinois’
Illinois’ experience with iSaveRX, 2004–2009
Between 2004 and 2009 a number of states experimented with drug importation from countries that supposedly had online pharmacies offering cheaper medications. Illinois was a leader in this area, spending significant state resources marketing and promoting the program while working with Ram Kamath, who later became Director of Pharmacy Policy and International Verifications at PharmacyChecker. The…
[...]Illinois Counterfeit Drug Seller Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison
Fayez Al-Jabri of Chicago acted as a black market wholesaler, importing thousands of doses of fake pills from China for further distribution. A Chicago resident has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for his role in importing for sale over 26,000 doses of counterfeit ED medication into the United States, reports the Department of…
[...]Chicago Pharmacist Charged with Substituting Chinese Counterfeits for Genuine Medication
View larger map Michael Markiewicz, a Chicago area pharmacist, was indicted in Federal court April 18th 2013 on charges that instead of filling prescriptions with genuine ED medication, he purchased Chinese-made counterfeits and substituted them for the real drugs. Markiewicz was charged with eight counts of violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; four…
[...]Illinois Businessman Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Botox and Juviderm
View larger map Christopher Carstens, an Alton Illinois businessman, has been charged with nine counts in federal court related to his sales of counterfeit Botox and Juviderm through his company, Orthopaedic Soultions, Inc. It is alleged that Carstens distributed approximately 5,879 units of foreign versions of Botox and Juvederm via his sales representatives to doctors…
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