Archive for January 2013
Canadian Citizen & Online Pharmacy Entrepreneur Sentenced to 4 Years in Counterfeit Drugs Case
View larger map Canadian citizen Andrew Strempler, 38, was arrested in Florida in June 2012 and was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud in the United States. In October of that year, he pled guilty to those charges. On January 9th, 2013, Andrew Strempler was sentenced to four years in…
[...]The Year in Review – Part 2 – Diversion, Black Market and Internet
Part 2 of The Year in Review
Fake medications have infiltrated the legitimate supply
chain in the United States in 2012 through doctor’s offices, bricks and mortar
pharmacies and through direct-to-consumer purchasing on the internet.
Fake drugs containing dangerous ingredients
have been found for purchasing from unlicensed internet pharmacies, and drug
diverters have infiltrated brick and mortar pharmacies with black market medications.
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Reumofan Plus Relabeled and Sold as WOW
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that the potentially harmful product Reumofan Plus, marketed as a dietary supplement, is being relabeled and sold under the name “WOW.” The product is being marketed to treat arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other…
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