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European Authority Creates Counterfeit Drug Case Database to Aid Law Enforcement

April 15, 2014
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EDQM collects counterfeit drug cases that have impacted Europe into database termed KNOW-X, in an effort to assist investigators seeking to stem the tide of counterfeit medicines pouring into the European Union. The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) has just announced their latest effort to combat counterfeit drugs entering the European Union. Dubbed KNOW-X, it…

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society and ITV’s Daybreak Find 99% of UK Pharmacists Think Patients Who Shop at Fake Online Pharmacies Are Endangering Themselves

April 8, 2014
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society and UK morning show Daybreak surveyed 2,500 UK pharmacists on fake online pharmacies. Results show counterfeit drugs and fake online pharmacies are a growing threat to patients in the United Kingdom as well as the United States. A 2013 survey of pharmacists in the United Kingdom found that UK patients are exposing themselves to dangerous and possibly…

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Turkish Drug Manufacturer Accused of Packaging Water and Mold in Cancer Drug Vials

April 7, 2014
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The Wall Street Journal reports Ozay Pharmaceutical Co. in Istanbul as a source of counterfeit cancer medication that ended up in U.S. doctors’ offices. Two men who worked there, Ozkan Semizoglu and Sabahaddin Akman are currently charged with smuggling illicit cancer drugs into the United States. A Turkish drug exporter is at the center of an investigation into how counterfeit…

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iPolitics Investigates How Drug Counterfeiters Are Using Craigslist to Hawk Their Wares to Canadians

April 1, 2014
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Annie Marie Oliver describes how the growing problem of counterfeit drugs being offered for sale on Craigslist is presenting serious challenges to Canadian law enforcement. A story in iPolitics is reporting that counterfeit drugs are easily available to Canadians via sellers on Craigslist. Titled “Craigslist: Increasingly, a marketplace for dodgy prescription drugs”, author Annie Marie Oliver delves into the shady…

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FDA Alert: Nova Products, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplements with Undeclared Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

March 31, 2014
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This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.   Contact Consumer: 610-459-7709 Media: Michael Ruggieri 610-459-7709 FOR IMMEDIATE…

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The One Article About Patient Safety and Counterfeit Drugs That Every Doctor Should Read This Year

March 31, 2014
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The Partnership for Safe Medicines teamed up with The Doctors Company, the country's largest malpractice group, to educate doctors on this key issue at a time when prosecutions of physicians are increasing. Click here to read. If you can help us reach physicians, we would love to spread the word on this important issue to doctors in your community. Contact…

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FDA Alert: Pure Edge Nutrition, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Bella Vi Brand Products Due to Undeclared Sibutramine and Phenolphthalein

March 31, 2014
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This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact Consumer: (888) 417-3613 info@pureedgenutrition.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March…

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FDA Alert: Glaxosmithkline Recalls Alli®

March 28, 2014
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This is a reprint of an FDA Alert Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact: Consumer: 800-671-2554 Media:Deborah Boldingdeborah.g.bolding@gsk.com412-327-5540 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 27,…

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Missouri Clinic Manager Sentenced for Receiving Misbranded Botox

March 28, 2014
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Thomas Greg Martin was sentenced to six months of home confinement, 120 hours of community service, a forfeiture of $32,000 and three years of probation for receiving misbranded Botox® from a foreign, unlicensed drug wholesaler. Thomas operated Aestheticare LLC, a medical clinic with several locations which provided cosmetic procedures to patients in St. Louis County, Missouri. Between March 2010 and…

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FDA Alert: SNI National is Voluntarily recalling Kratom XL 4 Pack, Maeng Da Kratom 10 Pack, Max Kratom 20 Pack, and Bali Kratom 40 pack Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients

March 26, 2014
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This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact: Consumer: 1-801-388-4690 Kratomrecall@gmail.com Media: 1-801-388-4690 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –…

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