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97% of online pharmacies are unsafe. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s survey of online pharmacies found that only 3% of online pharmacies are safe to purchase medication from. Join us at SAFEMEDICINES Interchange 2014, September 18 in Washington, DC to find out what new strategies online criminals are using to ensnare unsuspecting consumers. AGENDA 7:30 a.m. – 8:30…
Read MoreBlack market cancer medication exploded onto the front pages in 2012 when counterfeit Avastin was found in doctors’ offices throughout the nation. Since 2007, more than 1,000 doctors have received warning letters from the FDA for doing business with known purveyors of counterfeit cancer medication. SAFEMEDICINES’ report, Black Market Cancer Drug Cases 2007-2013 describes the growing infiltration of fake and…
Read MoreSince 2006, HIV positive patients in 6 states have been exposed to black market HIV/AIDS medication. There have been 6 incidents in New York alone, along with other incidents in California, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island. In SAFEMEDICINES’ report Black Market HIV/AIDS Drugs in the News 2006-2013, learn how dishonest drug sellers are exploiting HIV/AIDS sufferers in the United…
Read MoreSince 2009, 7 states have experienced incidents where women have been implanted with black market IUDs. 39 doctors have been prosecuted and over 450 patients in Texas alone have been implanted with black market IUDs. Learn the scope of the problem in the United States in SAFEMEDICINES’ report Black Market IUD Cases 2009-2013. AGENDA 7:30 a.m. – 8:30…
Read MorePhoto Credit: Interpol Operation Pangea, Interpol’s annual cooperative effort with law enforcement and customs agents from throughout the globe, targets fake online pharmacies and the drug-counterfeiting criminals that run them. In its seventh year, Operation Pangea VII shut down over 10,000 fake online pharmacies, and seized 9.4 million doses of fake drugs. On May 22, 2014, Interpol announced that they…
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In May 2014, the Community Access National Network (CANN) and the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), released a new resource for the HIV/AIDS community and their doctors. The flyers, available online and in print form, highlighted the incidence of black market HIV/AIDS medication since 2006 and offered tips for patients and physicians to ensure they are purchasing legitimate drugs from reputable sources.
Read MoreInternet purchases of prescription drugs proliferate in Canada, exposing unsuspecting Canadians to black market and counterfeit medication. At Interchange 2014, we’ll tackle the current state of fake online pharmacies and help you decode fake pharmacy websites. In part one of a two-part series on Canadian fake online pharmacies, iPolitics describes the trend among Canadian consumers to purchase medication from Internet…
Read MoreSyed “Farhan” Huda, co-owner of Gallant Pharma International, is one of 12 people convicted for their roles in operating a vast unlicensed pharmaceutical wholesale operation from suburban Virginia. Last year, Huda pleaded guilty to illegal importation, introducing misbranded drugs, unlicensed medical wholesaling and wire fraud. Five months after pleading guilty to charges that he was responsible for the creation and…
Read MoreItalian Medicines Agency representative identifies the powerful Camorra organized crime family as the alleged ringleaders of medicine thefts, with five truckloads of drugs going missing a month. European authorities recovered lots of the stolen cancer injectable drugs where the genuine medication had been replaced with low-cost antibiotics. The Wall Street Journal reports that the recent discovery of counterfeit versions of…
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Board votes unanimously to ask Maine Attorney General to send cease-and-desist letter to a Canadian online pharmacy, and to investigate the charge that they are violating Maine law. CanadaDrugCenter’s activities first came to light when Maine Pharmacy Association President Kenneth McCall filed a complaint against them for selling medication that did not originate in approved “first-tier” countries. The Maine Board…
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