Archive for 2017
State Attorney General Warns Fake Pills Containing Fentanyl Found in Western NY
State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman warned citizens in western New York that fake opioid pills made with fentanyl have been discovered for the first time in their part of the state: “These poison pills are the latest troubling development in our state’s opioid crisis.”…
[...]Authorities Looking to Tie Overdoses to Fake Pills Sent by Shamo Drug Ring
Authorities announced an additional indictment may be filed in the Shamo fake pills made with fentanyl case in Utah. Investigators are also trying to link any overdose deaths to the drug ring and will file charges if any are found…
[...]NH Couple Pleaded Guilty to Importing Hundreds of Thousands of Fake Pills
NH couple pleaded guilty to importing hundreds of thousands of fake pills from India and selling them via the internet to customers throughout the U.S…
[...]In Fight Against Fentanyl, Ottawa Police Supplying Officers With Naloxone
As fentanyl makes its way eastward across Canada, the police in the city of Ottawa are leaving nothing to chance and are distributing naloxone kits to all officers to prevent overdoses…
[...]Safe Savings Tip: Buy Generic Abilify to Save Money Safely
Generic drugs can help you to save on your prescription costs. We did a price comparison and a 90-day supply of generic Abilify only costs $96.18 in the U.S. while Canadians do not have a generic version available to them and must pay $372.73 for a 90-day supply of the brand-name version…
[...]CDC Paints a Grim Picture of the U.S. Fentanyl Crisis in Ohio
According to the CDC, “Approximately 90% of unintentional overdose deaths in 24 Ohio counties that occurred during January and February 2017 involved fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, or both.”
[...]Georgia Bureau of Investigation Identifies Counterfeit Pain Pills Made With Fentanyl
Georgia authorities have discovered counterfeit pain pills made with fentanyl analogues for a second time this summer.
[...]Betty Jean Collins: An Unwitting Victim of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pain Pills
Georgia resident Betty Jean Collins became an unwitting victim of the state’s June counterfeit Percocet incident when she borrowed one of her husband’s pain pills and ended up in the hospital with a fentanyl overdose.
[...]Man Who Operated Multiple Illegal Online Pharmacies Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Florida resident received a sentence of four years in federal prison for operating multiple internet pharmacies that sold drugs sourced from Romania and India without requiring a prescription…
[...]Costa Rican Man Stands Accused of Running Fake Online Pharmacy
Quesada was originally indicted in October 2015. He allegedly used his websites to sell medication to unsuspecting U.S. patients that were unaware they were buying misbranded and counterfeit prescription drugs manufactured in India.
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