KANSAS: Pills Seized in October 2018 Were Counterfeits Testing Shows

June 13, 2019

Thirty-one light blue pills seized in a drug investigation were identified by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation as counterfeits made with fentanyl in the first week of June, 2019. The pills were marked with the markings of legitimate oxycodone. The Parson Sun reports that the pills were discovered in a Parsons, KS, motel room on…

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Kansas

October 1, 2018

Counterfeit Pills Have Made Steady Inroads in Kansas Download our PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in Kansas and consult the updates below. State incident summaries July 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit News in KansasWichita man sentenced after pleading guilty to trafficking 100,000 fentanyl-laced pillsApril 1, 2024Pills, pure fentanyl seized in Junction…

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Kansas Woman Convicted of Tax Evasion Also Faces Counterfeit Drug Charges

July 28, 2017

Example of counterfeit Botox courtesy USFDA. The former owner of a Leawood, Kansas business, Midwest Medical Aesthetics, has been charged with importation of misbranded drugs. Kathleen Stegman has been charged with illegally importing $194,000 worth of non-FDA approved “Botox,” Dysport,” “Restylane,” “Perlane,” and “Sculptra,” according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Stegman is currently…

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Counterfeit Cosmetic Treatments are Injuring and Killing U.S. Women

July 10, 2017

A series of recent cases across the country illustrate how dangerous unlicensed and counterfeit cosmetic treatments can be. Having filler injected should be considered a medical procedure, not a cosmetic treatment. The FDA has NOT approved liquid silicone or silicone gel for injection to fill wrinkles or augment tissues anywhere in the body.

In the last two months, three cases illustrated just how dangerous it is to seek beauty treatment injections from anyone other than a licensed medical professional . . .

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