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New Jersey Teenager Killed by Pill Containing Fentanyl Sold on Snapchat

March 7, 2022
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New Jersey is the 17th state in which PSM has documented a death caused by a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl sold to the victim on Snapchat.

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Safe Savings—Online Pharmacies page

March 7, 2022

It doesn’t matter whether you live in United States, Europe, Asia, or Africa-everyone is at risk from unsafe drugs. Counterfeit drugs defraud consumers and deny patients therapies that can alleviate suffering and save lives. In some cases, these drugs have caused great harm and fatalities. Take a moment to learn how you can minimize your risk of getting a counterfeit…

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FDA Issues Warning About Unauthorized Covid-19 At-Home Tests

March 3, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people not to use the SD Biosensor Inc. STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test. The test is not authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA for distribution or use in the United States. The FDA is concerned about the risk of false results when using this unauthorized test. This unauthorized test may be packaged in a white and magenta box.

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March 2, 2022 Video: Stop Notorious Websites

March 2, 2022
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Learn how this year’s Notorious Markets Report illustrates need for the DRUGS Act.

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February 28, 2022: Study shows that suspending rogue pharmacy websites suppresses them in search results

February 28, 2022
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LegitScript’s three-month study found that locking and suspending rogue online pharmacy websites suppressed them in search engine results.

Catch up on this and more than 30 other stories here.

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Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council ED explains why drug importation is “unworkable.”

February 25, 2022
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In this February 24, 2022 editorial published on the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s website, Paul Pescatello reviews the practical reasons that mean that importing drugs from Canada will not lower prescription drug prices. Pescatello is the executive director of CBIA’s Bioscience Growth Council and chair of We Work for Health Connecticut.

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Partnership for Safe Medicines Statement on Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Commission Report

February 24, 2022
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Washington, D.C. (August 12, 2021) – Shabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, released the following statement in response to the Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Commission’s Final Report

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A Fentanyl Fighting Blueprint: The Commission On Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking’s Final Report

February 23, 2022
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The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking’s Final Report makes recommendations for a complex, multipronged federal response to the fentanyl crisis.

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February 22, 2022: This year’s review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy is out

February 22, 2022
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The Office of the US Trade Representative released this year’s Review of Notorious Markets, which identifies markets that “engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or benefit from substantial piracy or counterfeiting.”

Click through to see this report, and catch up on more than 30 stories about counterfeit medicine.

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Pennsylvania Is the 16th State with a Confirmed Death from a Pill Sold on Snapchat

February 17, 2022
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Pennsylvania has become the sixteenth state in which PSM has found someone poisoned and killed by a counterfeit pills sold to them by a dealer on Snapchat.

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