Archive for 2015
What Policy Makers Need to Know About Counterfeit Drugs in the United States
With the explosive growth of global medication counterfeiting crime rings, it is essential for policy makers across all disciplines to familiarize themselves with the counterfeit drug problem in the United States.
[...]Interchange 2014 Highlights: The Institute of Medicine’s Gillian Buckley Shares Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Drugs in Low and Middle Income Countries.
At PSM’s 2014 Interchange Gillian Buckley shared the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Global Health’s recommendations on how to stop the flow of fake medicines by supporting regulatory authorities and drug manufacturers in low to middle income countries.
[...]Protect Yourself When You’re Seeking Better Prices on Prescription Medication
Patients are always seeking ways to save money on medications and if they’re not careful they can open themselves up to dishonest vendors selling fake drugs. Learn how to save money safely.
[...]Interchange 2014 Highlights: Pharmaceutical Security Institute CEO Tom Kubic Summarizes This Year’s Drug Counterfeiting, Diversion and Theft Statistics.
At last year’s Interchange, we were pleased to have Tom Kubic, PSM’s treasurer and the president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI), summarize trends in international drug counterfeiting activity and enforcement.
[...]Protect Patients from Counterfeit Drugs Through SAFE Sourcing
Learn how health care professionals can protect patients from counterfeit drugs by sourcing medicines safely.
[...]Dallas Pair Arrested After Client Found Dead from Fake Beauty Treatments
Denise Ross and Jimmy Joe “Alicia” Clark have been arrested in Dallas on murder charges stemming from their use of Hydrogel as a beauty injection treatment. Wykesha Reid’s body was found wrapped in gauze in Ross and Clark’s abandoned beauty salon. Even before Reid’s death, authorities had sought Ross and Clark for practicing medicine without…
[...]Ultra ZX LABS, L.L.C. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Ultra ZX Since It Contains Undeclared Sibutramine and Phenolphthalein
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Contact: Consumer: (305) 904-9393 FOR…
[...]PSM Applauds Ruling Overturning Maine Prescription Drug Importation
Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2015) – Dr. Marv Shepherd, President of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, released the following statement after a federal judge overturned Maine’s dangerous prescription drug importation law: “The easiest way for dangerous and potentially deadly counterfeit medicines to infiltrate our secure supply chain is when they are purchased from illegal and unregulated overseas online…
[...]Manteca Oncologist Pays $550,000 to Settle False Claims Act Charges Pertaining to Fake Cancer Drug Purchases
Dr. Prabhjit S. Purewal agreed to pay $550,000 to settle allegations that he improperly billed Medicare for a variety of chemotherapy drugs purchased from unlicensed foreign pharmaceutical distributor, Richards Pharma. Richards Pharma, or Warwick Healthcare Solutions was an unsanctioned pharmaceutical distributor that was a source of counterfeit Altuzan. Who: U.S. Department of Health and Human…
[...]Dr. Tim Mackey Presents GIS Research on Counterfeit Cancer Medication at Interchange 2014
Dr. Tim Mackey shared his American Cancer Society funded research with attendees at Interchange 2014. Titled After Avastin, What Have We Learned and What Can Be Done? Mackey’s research took a multidisciplinary approach to examining the data, using FDA warnings plus GIS and network analysis to try to draw conclusions as to what can be done to prevent another counterfeit Avastin-type incident in the United States.
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