Posts Tagged ‘Kentucky’
FDA alert: Counterfeit version of Botox found in multiple states
The products appear to have been purchased from unlicensed sources. Medications purchased from unlicensed sources may be misbranded, adulterated, counterfeit, contaminated, improperly stored and transported, ineffective and/or unsafe.
[...]DEA Issues Warning After Counterfeit Adderall Made with Methamphetamine Seized
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public after the seizure of counterfeit pills designed to look like Adderall, a medication used to treat Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The pills in question were tested and were found to be composed of illicit methamphetamine.
[...]Bust By Louisville Police Keeps 20,000 Counterfeit Xanax Made With Fentanyl Off The Streets
The Louisville Metro Police Department started the new year off by announcing a major drug bust. Hidden inside a minivan, they found 20,000 Xanax pills that they say are counterfeits made with fentanyl. Two arrests were made, but no names have been released…
[...]Kentucky
The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Kentucky Download our January 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in Kentucky and consult the updates below. State incident summaries August 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit News in KentuckyCounterfeit Version of Botox Found in Multiple StatesApril 16, 2024Counterfeit “Botox"April 15, 2024Counterfeit Botox probe to…
[...]State Boards of Pharmacy weigh in against importing drugs from Canada
Pharmacy boards, which ensure the safety of prescription medicines at the state level, have been sending letters to Congress to expressing significant safety concerns about legislation that would legalize drug importation.
[...]Kentucky cancer clinic office manager pleads guilty to selling misbranded chemotherapy drugs
Hematology and Oncology Center (HOC) PLLC and HOC’s former office manager, Natarajan Murugesan, pleaded guilty on June 18, 2014 to purchasing and selling unapproved and improperly labeled chemotherapy drugs. Between January 2010 and July 2011, Murugesan ordered non-FDA approved cancer treatments from Quality Speciality Products (QSP), a subsidiary of Canada Drugs that sold prescription medicines…
[...]Kentucky OBGYN Sentenced to Probation For Purchasing Counterfeit IUDs
View larger map A Kentucky obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. James Buck, has been sentenced to one year of probation and required to pay over $18,000 in fines after he pled guilty (Download James Buck Plea Agreement) to one misdemeanor count of drug misbranding. Dr. Buck was accused of purchasing unapproved foreign “Mirena” IUDs via a so-called Canadian…
[...]Kentucky Doctor Arrested For Implanting Fake IUDs in Women
A Kentucky doctor is facing numerous charges including Medicare fraud for purchasing misbranded IUD contraceptive devices from a pair of fake online pharmacies and dispensing them to unsuspecting patients. Canh Jeff Vo, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky was charged with 13 counts including illegal drug importation, Medicaid fraud, health care fraud and mail fraud for deceiving his…
[...]Truck Full of Life Saving Medications Stolen in Kentucky
A truckload of pharmaceuticals was stolen from a rest area in Florence, Kentucky on November 11 with an estimated value of several million dollars. Securingpharma.com reports that the products included the antihypertensives, anticoagulants, aripiprazole for schizophrenia, HIV drugs and an antiplatelet medication. The plain white truck was left unattended for 15 minutes on the edge…
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