Posts Tagged ‘Jim Dahl’
Next Avenue: Why Canadian Online Pharmacies Are So Dangerous
In an article written by Next Avenue’s Emily Gurnon, Partnership for Safe Medicines board member Jim Dahl explains why shopping at unlicensed online pharmacies is anything but harmless to U.S. consumers. While patients might be lured to unlicensed pharmacy website with the promise of savings, a counterfeit drug that doesn’t help your health is no…
[...]Interchange 2014 Highlights: Retired FDA-OCI Assistant Director Jim Dahl Speaks about the Impact of the Counterfeit Drug Problem in the U.S.
At PSM’s 2014 Interchange, Jim Dahl, a 30 year veteran of Federal law enforcement, spoke about the scale of the counterfeit drug problem in the United States and how much risk Americans should be willing to accept.
[...]PSM Board Member Jim Dahl Interviews FDA-OCI Director George M. Karavetsos
In January 2015, George M. Karavetsos was appointed the new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI). Previous to his appointment as Director of FDA-OCI, Mr. Karavetsos served as the executive assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Assistant General Counsel in the FDA’s Office of the…
[...]Canadian Department of Justice Takes Part in Canada Drugs Raid
The Canadian Department of Justice, along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have raided Kris Thorkleson’s Canada Drugs.com headquarters in Manitoba, the CBC reports. Speaking with the National Post, PSM Board member Jim Dahl expressed the opinion that the raids are a direct result of the ongoing investigation of counterfeit Avastin making it’s way…
[...]Interchange 2014 Highlights: Jim Dahl on the Medicrime Convention and other efforts to work across jurisdictions to catch and prosecute drug counterfeiters
PSM board member Jim Dahl, the retired Assistant Director of the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations, spoke on our international panel about the Medicrime Convention, a new cross-European effort to address criminal issues involving medical products.
[...]PSM’s Jim Dahl Calls on Congress & Federal Government to Eliminate the Menace of Counterfeit Drugs
In an October 6th op-ed piece for The Hill, Partnership for Safe Medicines board member Jim Dahl described the growing threat that counterfeit drugs pose to U.S. patients, and asks Congress and the Federal Government to step up efforts to stop the spread of counterfeit drugs and fake online pharmacies. Jim Dahl, a retired Assistant…
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