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Resources for Law Enforcement Law enforcement is our central defense against counterfeit drugs in the United States. Federal agents and police officers all over the country are working at capacity to stop fake drug operations that threaten Americans. Whether you’re an intelligence analyst or a Public Information Officer, the resources below will help you to educate your own department and the…
Read MoreNH couple pleaded guilty to importing hundreds of thousands of fake pills from India and selling them via the internet to customers throughout the U.S…
Read MoreAs fentanyl makes its way eastward across Canada, the police in the city of Ottawa are leaving nothing to chance and are distributing naloxone kits to all officers to prevent overdoses…
Read MoreQ: What are counterfeit drugs? A: Counterfeit drugs include any fake or substandard medicine that is below the FDA’s established standards of quality but hide this fact. Counterfeit drugs can be any, or all, of the following things: Fact: Counterfeit drugs are not limited to brand-name prescription drugs. Counterfeiters also create fake versions of generic and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Too strong or…
Read MoreGeneric drugs can help you to save on your prescription costs. We did a price comparison and a 90-day supply of generic Abilify only costs $96.18 in the U.S. while Canadians do not have a generic version available to them and must pay $372.73 for a 90-day supply of the brand-name version…
Read MoreAccording to the CDC, “Approximately 90% of unintentional overdose deaths in 24 Ohio counties that occurred during January and February 2017 involved fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, or both.”
Read MoreGeorgia authorities have discovered counterfeit pain pills made with fentanyl analogues for a second time this summer.
Read MoreGeorgia resident Betty Jean Collins became an unwitting victim of the state’s June counterfeit Percocet incident when she borrowed one of her husband’s pain pills and ended up in the hospital with a fentanyl overdose.
Read MoreDrug importation endangers U.S. patients The idea that we can reduce healthcare costs by simply bulk importing medicine from countries where it costs less is a popular but deeply flawed policy proposal. Countries like Canada have drug shortage problems and have objected to the proposal, and others are certain to follow. The pandemic has shown us just how low criminals…
Read MoreA Florida resident received a sentence of four years in federal prison for operating multiple internet pharmacies that sold drugs sourced from Romania and India without requiring a prescription…
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