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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the conclusion of Operation Pangea XI’s International Week of Action. In its eleventh year, Operation Pangea targets websites that sell counterfeit and misbranded drugs. This year’s effort shut down 465 websites that were selling non-FDA approved prescription drugs including drugs for oncology, antivirals, opioids and other untested prescription drugs to U.S. consumers.
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The board members of The Partnership for Safe Medicines praise the passage of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which includes the STOP Act. This legislation will have a positive impact on the fight to save lives and keep fentanyl out of the United States…
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Two residents of Worland, Wyoming have been arrested and charged for selling counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl. A young woman suffered a non-fatal overdose as a result of those pills…
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A long-term investigation in New York City into a drug ring ended with the arrest of three men. One of the men was a superintendent who allegedly allowed the residential building’s boiler room and a vacant apartment to be used to manufacture counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl and heroin…
Read MoreState Resources: Counterfeit Incident Summaries The Partnership for Safe Medicines has been developing short fact sheets that summarize recent counterfeit medicine incidents by state. Click on your state to download a copy of its fact sheet and review PSM’s coverage of counterfeit drug news in your state. If your state is not here, check back with us soon; we are still…
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A former Rice University football player has been charged with causing the death of a 21-year-old student after selling the young man counterfeit hydrocodone pills made with carfentanil. Carfentanil is one of fentanyl’s many analogues. A lethal dose is so small it cannot be seen with the human eye…
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A year-long investigation in Ventura County started off small with a total of 600 counterfeit Roxicodone pills seized. Today, law enforcement has seized a total of $10.8 million worth of Sinaloa cartel drugs including methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, powdered fentanyl, and, of course, those fake pills all from one drug trafficking operation…
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Robert Simpson. The Gambrills, Maryland man admitted to having purchased 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl online and selling them. By the time that law enforcement searched his home, he had already sold almost 4,000 of the pills…
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The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Kentucky Download our January 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in Kentucky and consult the updates below. State incident summaries August 2022 – January 2023 Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Kentucky Additional PSM Coverage Get PSM’s Weekly Newsletter Sign up here Click the badge to report suspected…
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Fake Medicine Found on Oregon Streets and in Doctors’ Offices Download our February 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Oregon and consult the updates below. State incident summaries July 2022 – January 2023 Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Oregon. Additional PSM Coverage Get PSM’s Weekly Newsletter Sign up here Click the badge to…
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