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Tragic preliminary statistics that show that drug deaths rose from 70,600 in 2019 to 93,000 in 2020 with 57,000 the result of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
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For Educators Deadly counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and other substances have poisoned Americans in all walks of life, many of whom had no idea that the pills they were taking weren’t “the real thing.” Victims in their teens and 20s have been disproportionately affected, and it is incredibly important that they know that fake prescription pills are out there,…
Read MoreShabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, released this statement in response to President Biden’s executive order to foster competition, which favors importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
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Learn about South Carolina’s grave warning for its residents, and more than 30 other stories in counterfeit news.
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With the year half over, where are we with policy proposals and crimes that affect the safety of the supply chain?
Watch our June 30th webinar for an update.
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CBP officers captured more than 100 shipments of black market versions of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir in recent months. Read to learn more about this and the rest of the week’s news in fake medicine.
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A guilty plea for a Connecticut man who made deadly counterfeit Percocet in Stamford, and a dozen more fake medicine stories.
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On June 4, 2021, parents and family members gathered in 30 cities around the country to protest social media companies’ inaction on drug sales on their platforms. The protest in Santa Monica focused on Snapchat headquarters.
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Every year, Interpol coordinates Operation Pangea, a seven-day initiative that targets the sale of counterfeit and unauthorized medical products. Read this to learn about this year’s fake medicine haul, and catch up on 17 other stories in the news.
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Families rallied in 30 U.S. cities to draw attention to fentanyl poisoning deaths and to demand that social media companies stop drug dealers selling on their sites. Plus, 23 more counterfeit medicine stories.
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