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ED-Marketed Dietary Supplement Recalled Due to Presence of Prescription Drugs

February 15, 2021
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This recall has been initiated after an FDA laboratory analysis found the product to contain undeclared sildenafil and/or tadalafil. Sildenafil and tadalafil are ingredients in FDA approved products for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction in the family of drugs known as phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitors. The presence of sildenafil and/or tadalafil in Adam’s Secret Extra Strength products makes them unapproved new drugs for which the safety and efficacy have not been established and therefore subject to recall.

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Legislative tracking for Canadian drug importation

February 12, 2021

Canadian Drug Importation in the states No matter how many times Canada says no, well-meaning but misguided advocates keep pushing states to implement expensive foreign drug importation schemes that are impossible to do safely and cheaply. To learn more about the patient safety dangers and financial flaws in importation schemes, watch our video at the right. RED: States that have…

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the week of February 1, 2021

February 8, 2021
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In this week’s news: Counterfeiting of COVID-19 masks, vaccines and medicines continues; significant fake medicine operations in Canada, Mexico, the European Union, and here in the U.S.

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RAND finds unbranded generics cheaper in the U.S. than in 32 other countries.

February 1, 2021
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In 2019, the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency hired the RAND Corporation to do a study comparing drug prices around the world to U.S. prices. They found that Americans pay 16% less than other countries for our unbranded generics—and generics make up 85% of drugs Americans are prescribed.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the week of January 25, 2021

February 1, 2021
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In this week’s news: Fake masks, fake COVID vaccines, fake pills and fake pill manufacturing across the U.S.

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FDA Puts All Mexico-Produced Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert

January 26, 2021
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Under the import alert, alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico offered for import are subject to heightened FDA scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain the shipment. As part of their entry review, FDA staff will consider any specific evidence offered by importers or manufacturers that the hand sanitizers were manufactured according to U.S. current good manufacturing practice requirements. This marks the first time the FDA has issued a countrywide import alert for any category of drug product.

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Hundreds of Recalls: Methanol-Contaminated Hand Sanitizer

January 25, 2021
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When the first FDA alerts warning of methanol-contaminated hand sanitizers brands emerged, we reported them through our FDA alert system. Within weeks however, this trickle of hand sanitizer recalls turned into a flood. Learn more here.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the week of January 18, 2021

January 25, 2021
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In this week’s news: A Seattle man was arrested for COVID-vaccine fraud; sales of fake COVID-19 vaccines on the dark web up 400% since December; prosecutions of fake pill peddlers, and more.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the week of January 11, 2021

January 19, 2021
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This week: A new report from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, COVID-19 vaccine fraud, a guilty plea in a fake online pharmacy case, counterfeit pill news, and more.

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#COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

January 19, 2021

Watch out for COVID-19 vaccine scams There has been a huge upsurge in scams since the start of the global COVID-19 outbreak. Fake treatments, fake versions of real treatments, fake medical products including personal protective equipment, and fraud surrounding everything from unemployment payments to business relief aid. COVID-19 vaccines are modern medical miracles produced in record time with a high…

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