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Dr. Bryan Liang on Pill Mills Crackdown

December 12, 2011
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“Crack down on pill mills, and people will go to the ‘Net because it’s aneasy source – and they deliver to your front door,” says Dr. Liang.

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Third Bout of Counterfeit HIV Medication Found

December 6, 2011
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More fake HIV medication has been found, this time in Kenya. The World Health Organization’s Prequalification of Medicines Program (PQM) first discovered fake versions of Zidolam-N, a HIV therapy, in September in Kenya, reports Securing Pharma. The counterfeit medications are of poor quality with visible molding, discoloration and friability. Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board has confiscated all of the counterfeit…

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Honoring the 5th Anniversary of Marcia Bergeron’s Passing

December 6, 2011
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  Five years ago today, Marcia Bergeron suddenly passed away. Marcia thought she had a common virus, but her symptoms were actually caused by the poisonous fake medications, and instead of getting better, she died suddenly of heavy metals poisoning. The coroner’s report determined that Marcia died of cardiac arrhythmia caused by metal toxicity. The toxic metals were concentrated in…

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Law enforcement fake pharmacy website takedown page

December 5, 2011
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Have you seized a fake pharmacy website from a criminal? Turn it into a Public Service Announcement Are you a law enforcement agency taking down a fake online pharmacy website?  Don’t take that website offline!  It gets lots of traffic from all over the web and unwitting consumers will continue to find it for years to come. Instead host our…

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Image of fake lipitor from FDA

December 5, 2011
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Lipitor, whether you buy brand name or generic, should always come from licensed bricks and mortar or VIPPS-certified online pharmacy. (Image from FDA)

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Always buy Lipitor from a licensed bricks and mortar pharmacy or VIPPS-certified online pharmacy

December 5, 2011
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On Nov. 30th, 2011 the US Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of Lipitor for manufacture by generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories. While the price break will be a great relief for some, just because a drug is generic doesn’t mean consumers can purchase it from unlicensed websites.

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Counterfeit HIV Medication Discovered in UK Supply Chain

December 2, 2011
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United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) admitted that counterfeit versions of two HIV medication have been found in the UK market. Truvada, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, is a combination HIV therapy. Orifarm, a Danish supplier of parallel-imported and generic pharmaceuticals acknowledged that their supply of Truvada had been compromised by “the presence of counterfeits,” reported Securing…

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Third Consecutive Chinese Crackdown on Counterfeiters

December 2, 2011
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$7 million dollars worth of fake medicines have been seized by Shanghai police, as well as 96 people arrested. MSN reported that more than 70 different medicines were counterfeited in the seizure of more than 5.5 million capsules. Manufacturing of the counterfeit pills occurred in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, reported authorities, who said that Shanghai, where the seizure occurred was…

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Most Common Fake Drugs In US Prey on Chronic Diseases

December 2, 2011
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The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) has issued a report warning Americans be careful where they purchase their medications, especially those used to treat chronic diseases like high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer, HIV and bacterial infections.   The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest estimates that fake medicine sales in the United States totals $75 billion every year, and has…

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Mackey TK, Liang BA*. The Global Counterfeit Drug Trade: Patient Safety and Public Health Risks. J Pharm Sci. 2011 Nov;100(11):4571-9.

November 30, 2011
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Abstract Counterfeit drugs are a global problem with significant and well-documented consequences for global health and patient safety, including drug resistance and patient deaths. This multibillion-dollar industry does not respect geopolitical borders, and threatens public health in both rich and resource-poor nations alike. The epidemiology of counterfeits is also wide in breadth and scope, including thousands of counterfeit incidents per…

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