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For older consumers joining the ranks of Internet users, purchasing prescription drugs online presents opportunities for saving, but also dangers from fake online pharmacies.
A recent survey by Pew reports that 70% of Internet users 65 and older are online daily. A joint study by The Optum Institute and Harris Research discovered that 57% of Internet users over 65 are interested in communicating about their healthcare via the Internet. As more seniors begin looking for healthcare solutions online, including finding medical information and seeking out prescription medications, they are unlikely to easily distinguish verified and authentic pharmacies and health information from fake online pharmacies where counterfeit drug criminals are eager to prey upon them.
Read MoreMultistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections. FDA provides NECC Customer List. Ameridose recalls all products. This is a summary of the FDA Alerts on fungal meningitis and bacterial contamination in New England Compounding Center (NECC) products and recall of Ameridose products. Bacterial contamination also found in NECC Products. [11-01-2012] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers…
Read MoreRecovering from Sandy but in need of vital medication? RxResponse is here to help.
In the wake of disasters such as hurricane Sandy, patients can find out online if their pharmacy is open and accessible by using RxResponse.
Rx Response helps get critical medicines to patients whose health is threatened by a severe public health emergency, such as a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or pandemic, by sharing information and problem-solving for a coalition of bio-pharmaceutical supply chain organizations, disaster relief agencies and local, state and federal government agencies.
Read MoreGreen dots are open pharmacies, white are not reporting, and red have problems. The green beds are open Red Cross Centers.
Read MoreElizabeth A. Gallenagh, Esq., Vice President, Government Affairs and General Counsel for HDMA
Read MoreThe following guest blog is provided by Elizabeth A. Gallenagh, Esq., Vice President,
Government Affairs and General Counsel of the Healthcare Distribution
Management Association (HDMA), a PSM member.
The opinions expressed are not necessarily PSM’s policy.
The
U.S. healthcare supply chain remains one of the strongest in the world, but it
is not immune to bad actors and incidents that compromise patient safety and
security. For example, in the past year alone we have seen major headlines of
counterfeit Avastin reaching patients and “gray market” profiteers.
View larger map The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Kathleen Ann Helms, also known as Catherine Bright-Helms, age 57, of Encinitas, CA in August, 2012. She was charged with practicing medicine without a license, “which resulted in the infliction of great bodily injury and grand theft,” announced the FBI. She operated an unlicensed clinic called BrightHouse Wellness in Encinitas, CA…
Read MoreJohn Castellani, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Ralph G. Neas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), took the dais together at the Partnership for Safe Medicines 2012 Interchange on September 28, 2012 to discuss the risks of counterfeits to patient safety.