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There is no Way to Regulate the Quality of Drugs Imported by American Patients

November 1, 2020
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This editorial by Brandon Macsata was published in The International Business Times on November 1, 2020. Macsata has been living with HIV since 2002, and serves as the CEO of the ADAP Advocacy Association, an organization that promotes the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and works to improve access to care.

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Deadly Counterfeit Pills Found in All 50 U.S. States; Deaths Now Reported in 42 of Them.

October 26, 2020
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With the recent report that police in Maui, Hawaii seized 400 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl on October 2, 2020, the United States has reached a sobering milestone: public sources have reported about fake pills made with fentanyl in all 50 states.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of October 19, 2020

October 26, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: news about state drug importation, COVID-19 fraud, deadly workout supplements and counterfeit pills made with fentanyl.

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“Reducing costs requires more than all of this non–value-added activity,” Expert Says

October 23, 2020
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In this October 23, 2020 editorial, which was published in the The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael Abrams explains why drug importation will not save patients money. Abrams is the co-founder and managing partner of Numerof & Associates.

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Counterfeit Medicine: Crime and Policy, October 20, 2020

October 21, 2020
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A summary briefing of 2020’s major cases, worrying trends and a deep dive into drug supply chain policy issues.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of October 12, 2020

October 19, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: new reports about counterfeit medicine, drug supply chain regulation and phishing scams; FDA warnings about dangerous supplements; a life sentence for fake pill kingpin Aaron Shamo; and more.

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Pitts, Peter J. “The Spreading Cancer of Counterfeit Drugs, Pharmaceutical Fakery Metastasizes from Lifestyle to Lifesaving Medicines,” Journal of Commercial Biotechnology (2020) 25(3), 20–14. doi: 10.5912/jcb940

October 19, 2020
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INTRODUCTION Just as the coronavirus mutates to survive and thrive, so to do the purveyors of counterfeit medicines – with their high-speed “host” being the digi-tization of patient care. The future is now. So, how do we balance moving forward with user-friendly digitization, telemedicine and virtual healthcare delivery while simultaneously recognizing the unintended consequences of the innovative criminal mind? The…

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“…barriers will delay or prevent drug importation,” say regulatory experts

October 14, 2020
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In this analysis, which was published in Lexology on October 13, 2020, three global regulatory experts examine barriers to drug importation.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of October 5, 2020

October 14, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: Policy truths about drug importation, prosecutions for fake COVID-19 treatments and financial fraud, and another week in counterfeit pills.

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US Attorney for Arizona Calls Illicit Fentanyl “The Most Dangerous Drug We Have Confronted as a Nation”

October 12, 2020
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In the first seven months of 2020, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported over 2,700 newly suspected opioid overdose deaths in Arizona. What makes this figure more startling is that there were just over 3,800 suspected opioid deaths in the preceding 30 months. The problem is escalating, and rapidly.

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