a comparison of real and fake Ozempic pens sold in Germany.

September 9, 2024: A Mexican pharmacy sold a Texas man a known Ozempic counterfeit

September 9, 2024

Reuters writes about fake Ozempic and medicine tracking. The U.S. FDA issues warnings about supplements that contain undeclared prescription medicine. Additional news in India and Nigeria.

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September 2, 2024: CEO pleads guilty for contaminated, fraudulent stem cell injections

September 3, 2024

Guilty pleas in two federal cases involving dangerous medicines. Pill press news in South Carolina. Additional news in the U.K., India and Pakistan.

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Law enforcement in hazmat suits bent over a many pill press outside on the street.

August 26, 2024: Counterfeit prescription pills made of fentanyl may also contain a drug used in executions

August 26, 2024

Researchers have found pentobarbital in counterfeit prescription pills. Plus, domestic and international news, and what our executive director is reading this week.

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FDA Alert: Dietary supplement sold on Amazon recalled for containing prescription drug ingredients

August 22, 2024

This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Boulla LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Boom Max Capsules Due to the Potential Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or…

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Close up of Counterfeit Accu-Chek SmartView packaging with identical serial numbers

When is Amazon liable for selling, warehousing, and delivering counterfeit medical devices?

August 21, 2024

A whistleblower complaint alleges that counterfeit and misbranded diabetes medical devices were being sold by third-party vendor on Amazon and orders were fulfilled by Amazon.com itself.

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August 19, 2024: Gilead Sciences files a second suit over the sale of black market HIV drugs

August 20, 2024

A new lawsuit says that another ring has been selling counterfeit HIV medicine in the U.S. Eli Lilly is taking action against compounders selling tirzepatide. More domestic and international news.

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August 12, 2024: International incidents show the breadth of the counterfeit medicine trade

August 12, 2024

A New York couple admitted to selling sildenafil in supplements they claimed were “all-natural.” Ethiopian researchers say that one-fifth of medicines in African are fake or substandard. Additional news in Canada, the U.K, Thailand and Kurdistan.

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August 5, 2024: Fight the Fakes’ paper looks at how to combat substandard and counterfeit medicine

August 5, 2024

A white paper examines how to detect and respond to substandard and fake medicine. A small study shows why buying semaglutide on line is dangerous. Police in Ukraine busted a counterfeit medicine drug ring. These stories and more in this week’s news.

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New studies highlight dangers of counterfeit and poorly compounded diabetes and weight-loss medicines

August 2, 2024

A study published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) underscores the urgency.

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July 29, 2024: FDA issued new alert about compounded semaglutide

July 29, 2024

The FDA warns that patients are harming themselves using compounded semaglutide. Cases involving pill presses in two U.S. states and two other countries.

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