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US FDA Joins Interpol and Other International Enforcement Agencies for Operation Pangea XI
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the conclusion of Operation Pangea XI’s International Week of Action. In its eleventh year, Operation Pangea targets websites that sell counterfeit and misbranded drugs. This year’s effort shut down 465 websites that were selling non-FDA approved prescription drugs including drugs for oncology, antivirals, opioids and other untested prescription drugs to U.S. consumers.
[...]Fat Burners Zone Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Zero Xtreme Due to Presence of Undeclared Sibutramine
Fat Burners Zone is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of Zero Xtreme, capsules to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found Zero Xtreme to be tainted with sibutramine. Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the U.S. market due to safety concerns.
[...]Oklahoma State Authorities Warn of Deadly Fentanyl Pills Masquerading as Oxycodone
Narcotics investigators in Oklahoma have announced a public warning about deadly counterfeit oxycodone made with fentanyl that has killed at least one Oklahoma resident.
[...]Arizona Substance Abuse Coalition/FDA: ‘Know Your Source’ for Prescription Medication
Doug Herbert, a retired Drug Enforcement Agent and volunteer with the Arizona Substance Abuse Coalition spoke with Arizona’s Fountain Hills Times about the “elephant in the room” that is counterfeit drugs in America.
[...]Brothers Living in California Charged With Selling Thousands of Fake Oxycodone Pills Made with Fentanyl
A trio of brothers in Indio, California have been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl pills 20,000 fentanyl pills, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reports in a press release September 14.
[...]Two Arrests Made in Fentanyl Pill Deaths in Georgia, White Supremacist Gang Implicated
The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man and a woman in connection with the fentanyl pill deaths of two different men. Amanda Chambers faces involuntary manslaughter and fentanyl drug charges in the case, and Kevin Kennedy is facing a reckless conduct charge in the deaths of Dennis Wade and Jeffrey Scott Callahan.
[...]110 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized at Port of Philadelphia
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, during a routine inspection, discovered 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of illicit fentanyl powder that had been hidden in a shipment of iron oxide from China. According to CBP, a narcotics detector dog alerted agents to the presence of the drugs inside barrels of iron oxide that had arrived at the facility in late June.
[...]Importation Has Some Huge Risks
There are certainly things we can learn from other countries’ healthcare successes, but importation is not the right approach.
[...]Suspected Fentanyl Pill Bunker Discovered in Georgia along with Weapons
WSB-TV Atlanta shared a story about Federal agents in Roswell conducting an investigation into the distribution of fentanyl pills disguised as prescription medication. During their warranted search of a property in North Hall County, investigators discovered a cache of guns, a large amount of counterfeit “Xanax” pills, and raw materials for pill making more.
[...]Discussing the Difficulty of the Import Problem
This distressing situation shows that deadly fentanyl analogues are killing Americans who are using laced non-opioid prescriptions.
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