March 18, 2024: A counterfeiting ring in Delhi sold fake cancer drugs to U.S. buyers

March 18, 2024
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The Indian press reported that a Delhi-based ring sold fake cancer medicines in the U.S., China, and India. U.S. embassies and consulates in Mexico warned spring break travelers about counterfeit medicine. More domestic and international news about counterfeit medicines.

March 4, 2024: Colorado submits a sharply limited drug importation proposal to the FDA

March 4, 2024
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Colorado’s amended importation plan cuts prospective drugs by 78%. FDA Commissioner Califf warned about counterfeit medicines. A British couple who allegedly provided U.S. clinics they owned with illegally imported cancer medicines is facing extradition. Counterfeit medicine in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere.

Colorado updates drug importation proposal, cuts list of meds by 88, adds Ozempic

February 27, 2024
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Colorado’s updated Canadian drug importation application to the FDA cuts the drug list from 112 to 24 and adds Ozempic to the list of medicines it wants from Canadians.

DEA tells e-commerce companies they have compliance obligations for pill press sales on their platforms.

February 27, 2024

The DEA put all e-commerce platforms on notice of their obligations whenever they facilitate transactions involving pill presses.

February 26, 2024: Safe Chain Solutions settles HIV drug diversion lawsuit with Gilead Sciences

February 26, 2024

A Maryland drug distributor lost $2.7 million in a settlement over selling secondhand medicine to U.S. pharmacies. Additional news in Alabama, California, New Jersey, Tennessee and more.

February 20, 2024: FDA warns companies selling unapproved semaglutide and tirzepatide

February 20, 2024
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Companies in New York and Florida were selling unapproved GLP-1 agonists. Operation Shield IV removed $69 million in illicit medicine and doping substances from European markets. A California man who distributed smuggled tianeptine received a two-year sentence.

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A supplement company must pay $2.4 million for selling unapproved drugs, including tianeptine, which is banned in 9 states.

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Counterfeiters are selling a weight loss drug that is still in testing.

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