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In Hidalgo, Texas, three different beauticians are accused of injecting patients with toxic, non-medical silicone or other liquid plastics instead of an FDA-approved dermal filler. In all, 30 patients report health issues, and at least one has died. On the 19th of the month, Elva Navarro, owner of Bella Face and Body Spa in McAllen, Texas, was charged with administering…
Read MoreDownload BlackMarketCancer_Long.pdf (881.4K) William Burdine, owner of Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy in San Diego, had earlier pleaded guilty to charges he purchased injectable cancer medication from Quality Specialty Products (QSP) of Canada. QSP first came to the attention of Federal authorities when they were identified as a source of counterfeit Avastin. Alvarado Medical Plaza Pharmacy owner William Burdine, has been…
Read MoreRecall — 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: 646-209-9846 rosadohow@aol.com Media: Nilson Rosado 646-209-9846 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 25, 2014 – New Life…
Read MoreInvestigators turn up over $2 million worth of counterfeit health and beauty products, including counterfeited cold medicines and painkillers. Nassau County prosecutors allege that two brothers, Pardeep Malik and Hamant Mullick ran a multi-state health and beauty product counterfeiting business, CNN reports. According to CNN, “Law enforcement authorities seized four tractor-trailers filled with knockoff health products from five locations on…
Read MorePhoto Credit: CDC Fluview This year’s influenza epidemic has affected thousands. Over 2,700 influenza positive tests have been reported as of March 7th for the 2013-2014 season reports the CDC. As flu season slowly comes to a close, drug counterfeiters are still racing to market their fake flu cures, which will not cure influenza. Don’t be fooled by fake cures:…
Read MoreKamran Rezapour of Creston, North Carolina admitted that he knew the herbal supplements he sold contained pharmaceutical compounds not described in the ingredients. However he described them as “100% all natural” in his marketing materials. A Creston, North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to knowingly selling tainted natural supplements smuggled into the United States from China, reports the Department of…
Read MoreA doctor, a woman who posed as a doctor, and the manager of operations at Manor Medical Imaging were found guilty of federal fraud charges as part of an organized scheme to repeatedly bill Medicare and Medi-Cal for thousands of prescriptions, including expensive anti-psychotic treatments. One of the largest Medicare fraud cases to be heard, the conspiracy was in essence…
Read MoreThe Partnership for Safe Medicines is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for Interchange 2014 on September 18, in Washington DC: Howard Sklamberg, Deputy Commissioner for the FDA’s Global Regulatory Operations and Policy. Deputy Commissioner Sklamberg directs the Office of Regulatory Affairs and the Office of International Programs. He oversees the FDA’s efforts to supervise international product quality and safety,…
Read MoreThis 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: 719-235-8864 Media: 719-235-8864 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March…
Read MoreIn his op-ed featured in The Hill on March 1, 2014, LaGanga anticipated that the recent hearing Counterfeit Drugs, Fighting Illegal Supply Chains will spark new efforts by the government to educate patients and take stronger action to stop this growing health threat. He encouraged policymakers to better understand the real nature of the threats posed counterfeit drugs, and cited several…
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