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October 31, 2022: Massachusetts has a fake pill problem, and it’s not alone

October 31, 2022
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The FDA warned a supplement company to stop selling fake COVID treatments. A Puerto Rican woman was fined for injecting spa clients with liquid silicone. Large counterfeit pill trafficking rings were busted in Massachusetts and Washington state and news about fake pills in 16 additional states. 

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Stop Pills that Kill – Legislation to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis

October 27, 2022
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With seizures of counterfeit prescription pills made with fentanyl and other dangerous substances up 500% since 2019, a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives have introduced S. 4151/H.R. 8175, the Stop Pills That Kill Act, to help law enforcement stop the deadly flow of these pills into our communities.

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October 24, 2022: Suspending domain names of fake pharmacy websites can protect patients, says NABP

October 24, 2022
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The NABP’s new report explores locking and suspending websites as a tool to stop fake medicines. Tainted children’s medicine is also in Indonesia. Mexican authorities find more counterfeit drugs. Britain sentences a wholesaler who sold stolen treatments. Deaths, prosecutions and hundreds of thousands of fake prescription pills in 19 states

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Litigation against Snapchat over fentanyl pill dealers: An overview

October 18, 2022
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Watch this page for updates about litigation that families of victims filed in October 2022.

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October 17, 2022: Bereaved Families Sue Snapchat Over Pill Dealers

October 17, 2022
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Families sue Snapchat for facilitating the sale of fake pills. Authorities in Michigan charge two men with importing controlled medicines. The LA County Sheriff’s Department seized thousands of illicit pharmaceuticals. Prosecutions, seizures and deaths related to counterfeit prescription pills in 16 states.

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FDA Class 1 Recall: Imported, Non-FDA Approved COVID-19 Tests

October 12, 2022
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Use of these tests may cause serious adverse health consequences or death. There is also a risk of injury if users follow any labeling instructions directing self-collection of nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal samples.

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October 11, 2022: Indian national pleads guilty to smuggling controlled medicines to sell to U.S. residents without prescriptions

October 11, 2022
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An Indian man admits to selling Americans smuggled, controlled medicines prescription-free. The U.S. Adderall shortage continues. Dangerous counterfeit medicines were found in Gambia, Mexico and Pakistan. Captagon being produced in Syria. News about counterfeit pills in 14 states and the District of Columbia.

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October 3, 2022: Lawsuit Over Fake HIV Drugs Expands To 142 Defendants

October 3, 2022
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A lawsuit over fake HIV drugs continues to expand. Syracuse University warned students about fake COVID teats. The DEA seized over ten million fentanyl pills in three months. Congress introduced a bill that would shift COVID-19 funds to fentanyl education and prevention in schools. Counterfeit pills stories in 16 states.

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FDA Alert: Dietary Supplement Recalled Due to Prescription Drug Ingredients

September 29, 2022
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Proper Trade LLC/My Stellar Lifestyle was notified by Amazon that laboratory analysis has found the product to be tainted with tadalafil, an ingredient in FDA approved products for treatment of male erectile dysfunction in the family of drugs known as phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitors.

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September 26, 2022: Advocates release Best Practices to Rid Social Media of Drug Trafficking

September 26, 2022
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Best Practices to Rid Social Media of Drug Trafficking will be released tomorrow at 10am Pacific. Sign up to watch in this post.

Xylazine in the illicit drug supply. Over 2.4 million counterfeit pills made with fentanyl seized across the country. Another 24 stories in 17 states.

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