Archive for May 2018
Wholesale Drug Importation From Canada Won’t Lower Prices, But Will Increase Health Risks Says Vermonter
By approving the wholesale reimportation of U.S. prescription drugs from Canada, the Vermont Legislature passed an illegal measure that will not lower drug prices. Instead, it will subject Vermonters to public health risks and new taxes to defray an inevitable federal lawsuit.
[...]More Charges in Utah-Based Counterfeit Pills Case
An additional individual has been charged for his role in the Pharma-Master counterfeit fentanyl pill ring allegedly run by Utah-resident Aaron Shamo. Jonathan Luke Paz received four charges in federal court…
[...]Research into Fake Online Pharmacy Prosecutions Finds Current Policies Do Little to Stop Them
A 2017 legal review conducted by Camille Guerra and Dr. Timothy K. Mackey predates the CanadaDrugs prosecution, however it clearly illustrates the challenges faced by courts in effectively prosecuting illicit online pharmacies
[...]Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Announce New Coalition
The Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids launched MedicineSafe to educate families about medicine safety.
[...]Illegal Pill Factory in Stamford Connecticut Was Producing Thousands of Carfentanil-Laced Fake Percocet Pills
A Westover, Connecticut man is under arrest, and authorities there have uncovered a counterfeit Percocet factory in a barn that was producing enough carfentanil pills to kill half the population of Stamford
[...]Fentanyl Pill Counterfeiters In Arkansas, California, and North Carolina Busted
Stories of counterfeit pills made with fentanyl keep coming in from across the country. PSM did a quick recap of three stories – one from Arkansas, one from North Carolina, and one from California – that we want to make sure you know about…
[...]Thinking Of Buying Your Prescription Drugs Online? NCFTA Says You Need To Be Careful
A nonprofit group working to protect the world from cyber threats analyzed 120,000 online pharmacy domains over a ten year period. Their data showed multiple reasons that consumers need to be careful when purchasing prescription medications online…
[...]Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Poisonings Doubled Nationwide Between 2015 and 2016
Drug overdose deaths increased 27.9% since 2015, and the CDC notes, “These increases primarily were driven by deaths involving synthetic opioids, for which the rate doubled from 2015 to 2016.” Synthetic opioids like illicit manufactured fentanyl are poisoning Americans in record numbers.
[...]Jury Convicts Florida Doctor For Making Counterfeit Pills With Fentanyl
A federal jury found Dr. Johnny C. Benjamin of Vero Beach guilty on five of the seven charges against him, including manufacturing counterfeit pills with fentanyl that caused the death of a young woman in Wellington, Florida…
[...]Tijuana Resident Sentenced For Smuggling And Selling Counterfeit And Illegal Drugs
After spending years smuggling illegal and counterfeit prescription pills into the U.S. and selling them to people in San Diego County, Alejandro Hernandez was sentenced to 30-months in federal prison for his crime…
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