Woman Arrested By Police In Grand Junction, Colorado Was In Possession Of Fake Pills Made of Fentanyl

While arresting a Grand Junction, Colorado woman on an outstanding warrant, a police K-9 indicated the presence of narcotics in her vehicle. Inside Marie Matos’s car, police discovered two bags filled with hundreds of pills whose markings indicate that they should be oxycodone. However, “based on training, experience and knowledge of this case these are fentanyl pills”…

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Memphis Man Found In Possession Of Thousands Of Counterfeit Pills

Police in Memphis, Tennessee arrested Michael Abraham after receiving a tip that he was about to receive a shipment of counterfeit pills. After the package was delivered, police executed a search warrant on the residence and seized over 13,000 counterfeit pills…

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FDA Alert: UPDATED: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP and Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP

The impurity detected in the active ingredient for Losartan is N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which is a substance that occurs naturally in certain foods, drinking water, air pollution, and industrial processes, and has been classified as a probable human carcinogen as per international Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification. Torrent is only recalling lots of losartan containing products that contain Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) above the acceptable daily intake levels released by the FDA.

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Caseloads Created By The Opioid Crisis Taking A Toll On Coroners And Medical Examiners

Coroners and medical examiners do more than just rule on the cause and manner of death. They also photograph scenes, collect physical evidence with law enforcement, transport the bodies for autopsies, and notify the next of kin. With the increased workload due to the opioid crisis, some of these professionals and their budgets are being pushed to the edge…

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