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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of August 17, 2020

August 25, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: Our infographic summary of the NABP’s May report about fake pharmacies cashing in on COVID-19, ongoing coronavirus fraud, and the week in fake medicine.

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Counterfeit Pill Takes the Life of a Hardworking College Graduate

August 24, 2020
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24-year-old Travis Jacobson was excited about an upcoming job interview. Recently graduated from Sacramento State University, he moved to Los Angeles to live with his best friend Landon and launch a career in public relations. Sadly, Travis never made it to that interview. Wanting a good night’s sleep beforehand, he took a Xanax pill that turned out to be a fake made with fentanyl, and it took his life.

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Louisiana AG Warns About Counterfeit Pills On College Campuses

August 20, 2020
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In this editorial, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry warns parents and students about the dangers posed by counterfeit pills being sold on college campuses.

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NABP: Rogue Online Pharmacies in the Time of Pandemic: Capitalizing on Misinformation and Fear

August 18, 2020
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In May 2020, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy released Rogue Online Pharmacies in the Time of Pandemic: Capitalizing on Misinformation and Fear. to review how fake online pharmacies were exploiting patients responding to COVID-19.

This month, PSM finished an illustrated summary of NABP’s findings.

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Nebraska

August 18, 2020
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The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Nebraska Download our August 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Nebraska and consult the updates below. State incident summaries September 2020 – January 2023 Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Nebraska. Additional PSM Coverage Get PSM’s Weekly Newsletter Sign up here Click the badge to report suspected…

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Life Cut Short for an All-American Kid

August 17, 2020
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22-year-old West Haven, Utah resident Jaydon Rogers was an “all-American-kid.” A champion high school wrestler, he had tremendous enthusiasm for all kinds of sports, his family and life. Jaydon died of fentanyl poisoning on March 14, 2018 after he unknowingly took a counterfeit pill.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of August 10, 2020

August 17, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: selling fake facemasks to fund ISIS, fake COVID-19 cures and fake prescription drug trafficking.

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Canadian patient advocate urges American friends to reject the “empty promises” of importation

August 14, 2020
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In this August 14, 2020 editorial, Best Medicines Coalition chair John Adams explains why Canadian importation will not lower U.S. medicine prices—and why the “concept of cheap drugs from Canada has never been anything more than a political hallucination.”

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of August 3, 2020

August 12, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: COVID-19 fraud, a new DEA initiative to slow the sale of pill presses, and ongoing counterfeit pill news—including charges filed in the death of L.A. Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

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August 5, 2020 video: Behind the Scam: Uplabeling

August 5, 2020
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This week’s video goes “behind the scam” to show you “Uplabeling,” which is a technique that counterfeit criminals have used in the past to make major profits. In uplabeling, counterfeiters took a low-dose medical product and made it look like a more expensive, high-dose version of the same drug simply by changing the label.

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