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FDA Alert: UPDATED: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP and Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP

January 22, 2019
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The impurity detected in the active ingredient for Losartan is N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which is a substance that occurs naturally in certain foods, drinking water, air pollution, and industrial processes, and has been classified as a probable human carcinogen as per international Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification. Torrent is only recalling lots of losartan containing products that contain Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) above the acceptable daily intake levels released by the FDA.

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Known Drug Traffickers Caught Shipping 12,000 Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills to Alaska

January 21, 2019
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What started out as a traffic stop in southern California ended up with the arrest of two men and the seizure of a package that contained thousands of counterfeit pills that tested positive for fentanyl. All those pills plus other illicit narcotics were destined for an address in Alaska…

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Caseloads Created By The Opioid Crisis Taking A Toll On Coroners And Medical Examiners

January 18, 2019
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Coroners and medical examiners do more than just rule on the cause and manner of death. They also photograph scenes, collect physical evidence with law enforcement, transport the bodies for autopsies, and notify the next of kin. With the increased workload due to the opioid crisis, some of these professionals and their budgets are being pushed to the edge…

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Law Enforcement Seized Hundreds Of Fentanyl Pills And Thousands Of Xanax In Alabama

January 17, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced that an Alabama resident received a prison sentence of over 10 years after pleading guilty to possession, distribution and conspiracy to distribute hundreds of fake pills made with fentanyl and over 80,000 counterfeit Xanax pill…

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Bust By Louisville Police Keeps 20,000 Counterfeit Xanax Made With Fentanyl Off The Streets

January 15, 2019
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The Louisville Metro Police Department started the new year off by announcing a major drug bust. Hidden inside a minivan, they found 20,000 Xanax pills that they say are counterfeits made with fentanyl. Two arrests were made, but no names have been released…

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Minnesota Man Who Sold Fake Pills Made With Carfentanil Gets Probation

January 14, 2019
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A man in Minnesota who purchased and distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with carfentanil and cocaine received only a three year probation sentence. Joshua Ryan Chlan pled guilty to one count fourth-degree possession with intent to sell. The pills he sold caused three non-fatal overdoses in as many days…

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Statements Opposing Drug Importation, 2000—

January 11, 2019

Statements Opposing Drug Importation, 2000- Download this reference list of letters opposing importation. 2024 American Pharmacists Association, Pharmacy Organizations Raise Concerns About Florida’s Drug Importation Program, press release, January 17, 2024. Cosigned by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists,…

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Package Sent From Canada To Montana Contained Nearly 1,500 Xanax Pills

January 11, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against a father and daughter in Montana for allegedly operating a drug trafficking and distribution operation out of the home they shared. A package shipped from Canada containing over 1,400 Xanax pills that was discovered by Customs and Border Protection agents was the first thing to tip the government off to wrongdoing by the pair…

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Tell your elected officials, “More fake pills means more overdoses and more officer danger. Don’t support foreign drug importation.”

January 11, 2019

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Federal Agents Bust Four Couriers Delivering Fake Fentanyl Pills Across The Border For A Known Drug Trafficker in Tijuana

January 10, 2019
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The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California announced charges against four individuals who allegedly smuggled 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border for a known drug trafficker based in Tijuana…

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