Archive for March 2018
Utah
Counterfeit Medicines Takes Lives in Utah Download our January 2021 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in Utah and consult the updates below. State incident summaries January – December 2022 Counterfeit News in UtahPolice seize about 92K fentanyl pills; 3 face criminal chargesJune 24, 2025Man arrested at Midvale Hotel for allegedly having…
[...]Connecticut
Our 2018 information sheet summarizes recent counterfeit drug incidents in Connecticut.
[...]New Report Shows 30 Percent Average Increase In ER Visits Because Of Opioid Overdoses
New data released by the CDC shows that on average there was a 30% increase in opioid-related overdose emergency room visits across the country. The Midwest was hit particularly hard with visits increasing there by 70%…
[...]Louisiana Veterinarian Sent to Prison for Providing Misbranded Veterinary Drugs to Racehorses
Kyle James Hebert, a horse veterinarian from Lake Charles, Louisiana has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for illegally treating racehorses with a banned and misbranded performance enhancing drug.
[...]Counterfeit Pills Made With Carfentanil Poison Three In Northfield, MN
Police in Northfield, Minnesota warn of counterfeit oxycodone pills made with carfentanil in their city. These pills already caused at least three non-fatal poisonings…
[...]Letter to the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles regarding the danger of fentanyl-laced counterfeit medicine
[pdf copy] The Honorable Deputy Mayor Jeff Gorell 200 N. Spring St, Room 303 Los Angeles, CA 90012 March 5, 2018 Dear Deputy Mayor Gorell, On behalf of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, a coalition of over 65 organizations dedicated to protecting Americans from counterfeit medication, I want to express our concern over…
[...]Ohio Man Charged After Police Turn Up Industrial Pill Press And 11 Lbs Of Fentanyl In His Home
Ohio resident Alexander Henize faces 16 counts after a search of the home he shared with his girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter turned up an industrial pill press and 11 pounds of fentanyl…
[...]FDA Commissioner Wants Additional Inspectors To Intercept Opioid Shipments
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently toured the International Mail Facility at JFK Airport with members of Congress so they could see firsthand what the FDA is attempting to sort through to keep dangerous opioids out of the country and why they need a staffing increase…
[...]Mexican Authorities Arrest Man Attempting to Bring Enough Fentanyl into California to Kill 15 Million People
The Mexican Federal Police recently stopped a vehicle enroute to California carrying over 100 pounds of fentanyl.
[...]Op-ed: To cut drug prices, start with the facts
Other countries, even advanced countries like Canada, don’t provide the same level of protection. From April 2016 to March 2017, Canadian agents discovered more than 5,500 packages of counterfeit drugs in their midst. Loosening importation restrictions would expose American patients to potentially deadly counterfeit pills.
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