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Congressional Briefing: The Human Impact of Counterfeit Drugs
Congressional Briefing: The Human Impact of Counterfeit Drugs As the recent seizure of more than 8,000 counterfeit pills labeled as “harmless generic medicine” at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport demonstrates, Americans are not immune from the dangers of counterfeit drugs. This is a global public health threat that is gaining increasing national attention from the media (60…
[...]How Can Nurses Help Protect Patients From Counterfeit Drugs?
As recent stories on 60 Minutes and CNN reported, counterfeit drugs are a growing public health threat in the United States and around the world. The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care invite you to join us for a free webinar to learn how nurses can help protect…
[...]Google Settlement A Positive First Step In Ensuring Safety of U.S. Drug Supply
Ten of the fifteen largest online advertising companies have no policy prohibiting unlicensed pharmacy ads The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a non-profit dedicated to curbing counterfeit drugs, today released the following statement regarding news Google will pay a $500 million fine for allowing illegal online pharmacies to advertise to U.S. consumers through its Adwords program:…
[...]Speakers Announced for 2011 Counterfeit Drug Conference
State Dept., FDA, and ICE Among Speakers at Oct. 27th Event Washington, D.C. (August 18, 2011) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today unveiled the initial speakers confirmed for this year’s annual Interchange conference. Among those confirmed to participate in the October 27th event are high level representatives from the U.S. Department of State, the…
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Applauds Public Health Alert on Fake Online Pharmacies
Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2011) – Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, vice president of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, a non-profit dedicated to curbing counterfeit drugs, today issued the following statement on the public health alert issued today by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy regarding the widespread prevalence of fake online pharmacies.…
[...]NABP Issues Rogue Online Pharmacy Public Health Alert
New Report Shows 85% of Fake Online Drug Outlets Don’t Require Valid Prescription, Fuel Prescription Drug Abuse PSM partner the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), released its latest report on Internet drug outlets and issued a public health alert to warn Americans about the serious dangers associated with medicines purchased through fake online pharmacies. Their…
[...]Fake online pharmacies US Congressional briefing, Thursday June 23, 2011
Many “online pharmacies” are not pharmacies at all – they are large criminal organizations that make money by selling fake drugs with little or no active ingredient. They are widely advertised through email spam and have convincing sounding names like “Trusted Pharmacy Co, UK.” But they are not real pharmacies accredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, nor their products regulated by the FDA. These criminal enterprises usually reside in countries with little ability to enforce fraud and counterfeiting laws.
To provide insights into this important public health matter, the Partnership for Safe Medicines and Senator Chris Coons hosted a briefing for members of Congress and their staff at the US Capitol Visitors Center. You can watch the briefing below by pressing play, or watching it on YouTube.
[...]PSM Calls on Top Online Ad Sellers to Refuse Ads from Rogue Online Pharmacies
Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2011) – Rogue online pharmacies are increasingly peddling their wares to unsuspecting Americans through online advertising and social networks, putting the health of Americans at risk. For this reason, the Partnership for Safe Medicines, a non-profit dedicated to curbing counterfeit drugs, today sent letters to 10 of the top 15 online…
[...]PSM Leads International Patient Forum Panel in South Africa on Counterfeit Drugs
Washington, D.C. (April 19, 2011) – Counterfeit medicines are adding to the already jeopardized health of Africans and the solution requires global and domestic coordination, said Partnership for Safe Medicines Executive Director Scott LaGanga during a panel on fake medicines at the joint seminar hosted by the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO), Patient Health…
[...]Prescription Drug Safety Hill Briefing: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Noon
Tom Kubic at the Congressional briefing on March 30, 2011. See all the photos. Counterfeit drugs – like the 20,000 pills seized last month by U.S. Customs official at Kennedy Airport in New York – defraud consumers and deny patients therapies that can alleviate suffering and save lives. Unfortunately, in some cases, these drugs have caused great…
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