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FDA Alert: Second Counterfeit Version of Cancer Drug Found in U.S.
This is a reprint of the FDA alert. Altuzan (bevacizumab): Counterfeit Product – Contains no Active Ingredient ISSUE: FDA lab tests have confirmed that a counterfeit version of Roche’s Altuzan 400mg/16ml (bevacizumab),an injectable cancer medication, found in the U.S. contains no active ingredient. Even if the identified drugs were not counterfeit, Altuzan is not approved…
[...]3 Risks You Take When Buying Antibiotics Online
Purchasing antibiotics without a prescription online can lead you to receiving antibiotics without the proper therapeutic doses or possibly no doses. When an individual purchases antibiotics without a prescription they are negatively impacting public health in several ways. Take a vow for National Public Health Week that you’ll protect yourself and your family from these risks.
[...]How to Stay Safe as a Patient
Patients are growing concerned about reports of counterfeit drugs being provided by doctors. Patients can protect themselves by asking their physicians questions about the origins of medicines they receive in their doctor’s office.
Read more about what patients can do to stay safe.
[...]4 Ways You Can Protect The Diabetic You Love
The diabetic in your life has a lot to keep track of. Constant monitoring of blood sugar levels, making sure they get the medication they need when they need it, eating well, getting enough rest, and enjoying life.
Help out the diabetic in your life by protecting them from four ways criminals can rip them off, while they’re trying their best just to get by.
[...]Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Drugs You Didn’t Ask For
During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.
Learn more about heavy metals, actual poisons, toxic household items, and unsafe drugs substituted for safe ones that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.
[...]Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Common household items you’d never ingest
During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.
Learn more about heavy metals, actual poisons, and toxic household items that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.
[...]Criminal Gang Suspected in Fake Medicine Tablets Seizure
Two people were arrested in Northeastern England by Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Several thousand fake medicine tablets have been seized estimated at £115,000. Counterfeit erectile dysfunction medication and unapproved anti-obesity medicines rimonabant and sibutramine were found, reports the MHRA. Spanish police and Europol, arrested six people and collected approximately 300,000 doses of…
[...]Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Actual Poison
During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.
Learn more about heavy metals and actual poisons that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.
[...]Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Heavy Metals
Every day of National Poison Prevention Week, we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.
Learn more about heavy metals like mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic found in counterfeit drugs.
[...]1/3rd of All Fake Online Pharmacies Get Domain Names From One Company
A new report by online pharmacy security company LegitScript claims that 33% of the world’s non-spam Internet fake pharmacies rely on one domain name registrar. Their new research report shows their willingness to “serve as a safe haven for criminal drug-related activity.”
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