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Decline Suspicious Offers < Avoid • Intro • Evaluate > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Pharmacists can also play a major role in detecting unsafe products and stopping them before they reach patients. You can use this list of risk factors to acquaint yourself with issues that might cause concern. Unsolicited…
Read MoreAvoid Unsafe Medicines and Vendors < Educate • Intro • Decline > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Sourcing is an important first step. Begin by establishing a list of trusted alternative sources. Acquire a copy of the source’s license from your state wholesale distributor regulatory board. A list of these is…
Read MoreEducate Customers < Learn • Intro • Avoid > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report The Partnership for Safe Medicines’ Web site features a comprehensive consumer resources center that helps individuals learn about the threats endangering the safety of our prescription drugs and how to minimize their risk of getting a counterfeit drug. These…
Read MoreLearn about Contraband and Counterfeit Drugs Intro • Educate > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Counterfeit Drugs – The Illicit Public Health Threat In today’s global environment, it doesn’t matter if you live in United States, Europe, Asia, or Africa— everyone is at risk from unsafe drugs. All across the world,…
Read MorePromoting The Partnership On Your Website In our ongoing mission to reach ever more consumers about the dangers of counterfeit drugs, every partner with a website and an audience can play an important role. Here are some ways you can include our information on your website. Consumer Promotional Box The promotional box below can be included on your website in…
Read MoreSupporters of drug importation like to cite the statistic that if the United States were to permit drug importation, it would reduce total drug spending by $40 billion over 10 years. This figure is from the 2004 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issue brief on drug importation.
Read MoreL.E.A.D.E.R.’s Guide For Pharmacists Learn > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Download your own copy of the L.E.A.D.E.R.’s Guide For Pharmacists The World Health Organization estimates that as much as 10 percent of medicines sold worldwide are counterfeit. In today’s global environment, we are faced with a dangerous problem when these potentially unsafe products move…
Read MoreAbstract. In the context of house searches in Germany, numerous drugs were confiscated and subjected to chemical analysis, including anabolic agents such as various anabolic-androgenic steroids (stanozolol, testosterone derivatives, trenbolone esters, etc.) and clenbuterol, as well as agents with anti-estrogenic activity (tamoxifen, clomiphene), drugs stimulating virility (sildenafil, tadalafil), and unlabeled plastic bags. Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry with…
Read MoreA recent U.S. study revealed that of 365 online pharmacies, only two were legitimate. So how can we realistically address this problem?
Read MoreInjectable Tanning Serum Subject to Counterfeit A research peptide developed to prevent skin cancer has become a popular alternative for tanning beds and spray tans among young people in Ireland. The drug, called Melanotan, is not approved by any federal health agency but is available for purchase online or through dealers. When: Developed in the late 80s, The Irish Times recently reported on the trend…
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