Image of fake lipitor from FDA

Lipitor, whether you buy brand name or generic, should always come from licensed bricks and mortar or VIPPS-certified online pharmacy. (Image from FDA)

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Counterfeit HIV Medication Discovered in UK Supply Chain

United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) admitted that counterfeit versions of two HIV medication have been found in the UK market. Truvada, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, is a combination HIV therapy. Orifarm, a Danish supplier of parallel-imported and generic pharmaceuticals acknowledged that their supply of Truvada had been compromised by “the…

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Third Consecutive Chinese Crackdown on Counterfeiters

$7 million dollars worth of fake medicines have been seized by Shanghai police, as well as 96 people arrested. MSN reported that more than 70 different medicines were counterfeited in the seizure of more than 5.5 million capsules. Manufacturing of the counterfeit pills occurred in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, reported authorities, who said that Shanghai,…

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Most Common Fake Drugs In US Prey on Chronic Diseases

The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) has issued a report warning Americans be careful where they purchase their medications, especially those used to treat chronic diseases like high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer, HIV and bacterial infections.   The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest estimates that fake medicine sales in the United States totals $75…

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