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Receiving an organ transplant is like being given a new lease on life, but that lease comes with an exceptionally important string attached to it. Strict adherence to your prescribed medications is your best line of defense against rejection. It is crucial that transplant recipients only purchase FDA-approved medications to decrease the chance that their bodies might reject the new organs…
Read MoreFederal drug trafficking charges have been filed against Gizachew Wondie, a resident of the Capitol Hill section of Seattle, on charges that he was manufacturing and selling counterfeit Xanax pills and other drugs. In addition to the discovery of a handgun, investigators found approximately 11,000 ‘Xanax’ pills stored in large plastic bags, and a large pill press.
Read MoreRhode Islanders must look out for fake medicine Download our April 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Rhode Island and consult the updates below. State incident summaries February 2022 – February 2023 Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Rhode Island. Additional PSM Coverage Get PSM’s Weekly Newsletter Sign up here Click the badge to…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Fernando Jesus Peraza. The U.S. citizen was stopped by Customs and Border Protection attempting to enter into the country with over 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl hidden in his vehicle on August 8, 2018…
Read MoreA Brisbane, California resident has been sentenced to ten years in prison for manufacturing and distributing counterfeit Adderall, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Gino Carl von Eckstein, who pleaded guilty in September, was originally charged with producing fake Adderall pills with pill presses located at a house he was using in San Leandro.
Read MoreCharges announced against H.J. Zaker Sinder and Mary Mazzi. Police allege that the pair manufactured and distributed counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills in the Ocean County, New Jersey area. Testing revealed the pills to contain both fentanyl and heroin…
Read MoreOnce you’ve completed this form, this letter will be electronically delivered to the following elected officials: The White House, your two U.S. Senators, and your member of Congress in the House of Representatives. Is buying black market medicine from other countries safe? Every former head of the U.S. FDA or the Dept. of Health and Human Services, whether appointed by…
Read MoreA federal judge in Maryland handed down a 57-month prison sentence to Ryan Farace. Farace manufactured nearly a million counterfeit Xanax pills and sold them on various online marketplaces…
Read MoreIn this editorial, which was published in The Salt Lake Tribune on December 10, 2018, former DEA agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy, warn that importing prescription drugs from other countries is “an extremely risky enterprise with potentially tragic consequences.”
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Tianna Cordova in a Nevada case. Cordova admitted to selling drugs, including the counterfeit pill made with fentanyl that killed 26-year-old Christina Kuerner…
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