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Overwhelming demand for transformative GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and Mounjaro has led to widespread compounding and a boom in counterfeiting. Understand the dangers. 15 people in 9 states developed symptoms of botulism after receiving counterfeit Botox injections this year. The disease can progress to total paralysis and death. Learn about this outbreak. Several states are trying to reduce healthcare costs…
Read MoreCanadian pharmacists are not allowed to dispense drugs to Americans with just a prescription from an American physician. The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), which represents pharmacy regulators across Canada, says that “pharmacists in Canada are not legally allowed to fill prescriptions from physicians that are not licensed to practice medicine in Canada.” Some Canadian online pharmacies circumvent…
Read MoreThe Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to continue protecting Americans and stand against efforts that would allow substandard and even dangerous counterfeit medicines to flow freely across U.S. borders and into the hands of the American people. The letter, signed by nearly 170 groups, is reprinted in full below. [UPDATE:…
Read MoreDavid Beckford was one of 5 California residents charged in a scheme to produce and sell fake Xanax from bulk medication imported from China. A Northern California Federal Court has sentenced Oakland resident David Beckford to ten years in prison after his guilty plea on counterfeit drug, money laundering, and weapons charges, The Department of Justice (DOJ) reports. According to…
Read MoreNYC Couple Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Distribute and Dispense Fake Cosmetic Injectable
Brooklyn, New York residents Bu Young Kim and Chan Hui Cho pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to dispense and administer cosmetic drugs and treatment without being a licensed medical professional, import of misbranded drugs and attempting to smuggle $79,986 from the United States to South Korea. According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), neither Kim nor…
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Counterfeit Drugs In America: Crimes, Victims & Solutions (2017), is The Partnership for Safe Medicines’ 60-page primer about the threat counterfeit medicines pose to Americans. The “fact pack” explains where counterfeit drugs come from, why they’re dangerous, how they get to American patients, and how we can protect ourselves.
Read MoreA clandestine fake drug factory in Colombia washes empty medication bottles before filling them with counterfeit Tazocin, a prescription antibiotic. Photo courtesy of Pfizer. On February 10th, 2017, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacies wrote a letter to the U.S. Congress about the risks associated with Canadian online pharmacies. The letter, below in text and in pdf link, highlights…
Read MoreThe United States Senate is currently considering proposals that could open our nation’s drug supply to unsafe and counterfeit drugs. These proposals could dramatically increase the number of counterfeit medicines that enter the U.S. and reach patients, putting their lives at risk. Contact your legislators and tell them to oppose dangerous proposals like importation that endanger the U.S. drug supply…
Read MoreThe United States Senate is currently considering proposals that could open our nation’s drug supply to unsafe and counterfeit drugs. These proposals could dramatically increase the number of counterfeit medicines that enter the U.S. and reach patients, putting their lives at risk. Contact your legislators and tell them to oppose dangerous proposals like importation that endanger the U.S. drug supply…
Read MoreThe United States Senate is currently considering proposals that could open our nation’s drug supply to unsafe and counterfeit drugs. These proposals could dramatically increase the number of counterfeit medicines that enter the U.S. and reach patients, putting their lives at risk. Contact your legislators and tell them to oppose dangerous proposals like importation that endanger the U.S. drug supply…
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