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Has any state tried Canadian drug importation? How did it work for them?
The state of Maine opened it’s border to Canadian drug importation program for Maine residents. Dr. Kenneth McCall purchased and tested some of the medicines being advertised and sold to Maine residents and found them lacking in safety. Listen to his story.
[...]The threat and enforcement challenges of counterfeit medicines
PSM’s Shabbir Imber Safdar sat down with three law enforcement experts about the problems they are seeing with counterfeit medicine. Watch here.
[...]Explainer: eBay and the Department of Justice settle over pill press sales
An explainer for the $59mm settlement between eBay and the Department of Justice over pill press sales. What does this mean for the problem of illegal pill presses? How is eBay responsible for what a buyer and a seller do on its platform?
[...]Are Canadian patients struggling with drug shortages already?
PSM’s Shabbir Imber Safdar speaks to Canadian patient advocate Durhane Wong-Rieger about the drug shortage situation in Canada.
[...]What medicines do U.S. states want to import from Canada’s drug supply?
What drugs have states said they plan to export from Canada’s drug supply? We combed all their applications to the FDA and compiled that list into one document.
[...]January 29, 2024: Family advocates distribute lifesaving medicine at Naloxone Hill Day in Washington DC
Family advocates Andrea Thomas and Amy Neville will distribute naloxone at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The VA will use the NABP’s digital DSCSA platform to help with compliance. Guilty pleas for dark web drug trafficking and manufacturing fake oxycodone, and more.
[...]The Partnership for Safe Medicines supports S. 2943, the SHOP SAFE Act
On January 17, 2024 PSM wrote the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property to endorse S.2934, which would expand the Trademark Act of 1946 to extend liability for selling harmful counterfeits to online platforms. Read the letter here.
[...]January 21, 2024: U.S. Adderall shortages continue to fuel a black market in fake pills
Tests of the counterfeits showed that they were made of many substances, including acetaminophen, duloxetine, caffeine and methamphetamine. Overseas, authorities seized counterfeit pregabalin in Belfast. Pakistan recalled toxic cough syrup. Fake Xanax trafficker Ryan Farace got an additional sentence for money laundering. News about pill presses in five states.
[...]NEW FOIA materials: Contracts with vendors for Florida’s and Colorado’s importation programs
PSM recently published contracts, some obtained via FOIA, with key vendors implementing Colorado’s and Florida’s Canadian drug importation plan. Read them here.
[...]Florida’s October 20, 2023 Section 804 Proposal for the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada
Florida’s October 20, 2023 SIP application is the second to last application before FDA approval. The final application was filed on November 16, 2023.
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