Archive for March 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…
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