Posts Tagged ‘HIV/AIDS’
Pharmacists beware: Diverted HIV medicines are being sold on online pharmacy-to-pharmacy platforms
The Partnership for Safe Medicines and ADAP Advocacy are warning that discounted HIV products bought from online, pharmacy-to-pharmacy (P2P) marketplaces qualify as suspicious products under U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. Given the risks, we believe that it isn’t safe or cost-effective to purchase HIV products from these platforms.
[...]Counterfeit drug crimes typically earn light sentences. How did Safe Chain’s co-owners, the Boyd brothers, end up with 18 and 20 years?
Wire fraud charges drove much higher penalties than the shipping of unsafe medicine into the supply chain, and the Boyds’ sentences were based on the government proving high-dollar, deliberate fraud.
[...]Public health groups raise alarm about fake HIV medicines in New York
PSM and ADAP Advocacy Association filed an official complaint with the State of New York regarding allegations that City Plus Care Pharmacy Inc. dispensed counterfeit HIV medication to a patient in Queens, New York.
[...]Case overview, Gilead Sciences v Heal the World et al (2025 — ) – ongoing
Gilead Sciences has filed a civil complaint against a Queens, New York-based pharmacy that allegedly sold counterfeit HIV medicine.
[...]A peek inside a prescription drug diversion ring
The indictment and pre-sentencing memo from the Southern District of New York’s prosecution of Boris Aminov offer a “how-did-they-do-it” guide to prescription drug health care fraud, capturing text messages, crime photos, and a step-by-step guide to the deceit.
[...]October 3, 2022: Lawsuit Over Fake HIV Drugs Expands To 142 Defendants
A lawsuit over fake HIV drugs continues to expand. Syracuse University warned students about fake COVID teats. The DEA seized over ten million fentanyl pills in three months. Congress introduced a bill that would shift COVID-19 funds to fentanyl education and prevention in schools. Counterfeit pills stories in 16 states.
[...]ADAP Advocacy PSA Combat Counterfeit Drugs: The Ad Run Parts 1 and 2
This counterfeit HIV drug outbreak inspired Brandon Mascata of ADAP Advocacy Association (AAA+) to team up with us to produce an educational advertisement for people living with HIV and their loved ones.
[...]June 20, 2022: $230 Million In Diverted HIV Drugs—Again?
A Miami man was charged with selling sketchy HIV medication to U.S. pharmacies; 47 people indicted for fentanyl pill trafficking in four separate investigations; stories about pressed pills in eight states, Ireland and Mexico.
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Releases Anti-Counterfeit Public Service Announcement with ADAP Advocacy Association
Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2022) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines has teamed up with the ADAP Advocacy Association (aaa+) to educate people living with HIV on ways they can protect themselves against potential counterfeit medications.
[...]March 16, 2022 Video: Dodgy Drug Websites & HIV
Many criminals are in the fake HIV drug business, and the drugs they sell online are a big threat to the health of HIV patients. Learn more here.
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