Connecticut Senator Calls for State Medical Board Intervention in Cases Where Doctors Bought Misbranded Drugs from Gallant Pharma

July 12, 2016

Although 5 doctors in Connecticut and 256 doctors nationwide have received FDA warning letters concerning purchases of non-FDA approved medication from the now-defunct medicine wholesaler Gallant Pharma International, no state medical boards have investigated any of their practices. Now Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is calling for the FDA to provide these names to state…

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FDA Alert: Dream Body Weight Loss Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of 3 Products Due to Undeclared Sibutramine

July 5, 2016

This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. For Immediate Release July 1, 2016 Contact Consumers Dream Body Weight Loss websales@dreambodyweightloss.com (888)882-7612 Grand Prairie,…

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President of Pharmalogical and Medical Device King Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Sales of Counterfeit Drugs

July 5, 2016

Update: On December 13, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated William Scully’s conviction because a lower court “declined to allow Scully to introduce evidence at his 2015 trial showing he sought legal advice about importing drugs with foreign labels from one of his lawyers.” Ultimately Scully pleaded guilty to one charge of…

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Operation Pangea IX Shuts Down over 4,000 Fake Online Pharmacies

June 20, 2016

In its 9th year, the International Week of Action brought together enforcement organizations from 115 countries throughout the globe in an effort of eliminate the sales of counterfeit medication online. The 9th Interpol-led effort Operation Pangea just completed its efforts, according to a June 9th press release from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). George…

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St. Louis Doctor Gets Probation for Treating Patients with Drugs Bought from Fake Online Pharmacy

June 13, 2016

Dr. Mimlitz specialized in treating men who complained of a lack of energy. His treatments were actually unapproved drugs from South Korea purchased from Mexico via Internet sources. A Saint Louis medical doctor, Dr. Michael Mimlitz, has pleaded guilty to charges of introducing misbranded drugs into Interstate commerce, according to his waiver of indictment. According…

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FDA Alert: The Body Shot Bar Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Step 2 Due to Undeclared Sibutramine

June 7, 2016

This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Company Announcement When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. For Immediate Release: June 7, 2016 Contact Consumers: thebodyshotbarinfo@yahoo.com, (910)-849-3348 Media: Tiffany Braswell (910)-849-3348 The Body Shot Bar is…

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Convicted Bleach-Cure Creator is in Prison, but his Mineral Miracle Solution is Still being Pushed by Deluded Believers

June 6, 2016

Creator of the “Mineral Miracle Solution” sentenced to prison for peddling a compound not fit for human consumption. Some of his followers still advocate its use, however. In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that Louis Daniel Smith had been sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison for creating and marketing a…

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Counterfeit and Misbranded Medication Seized from Vendors at Minnesota Night Market

June 1, 2016

Bust by Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department is the second time the same Saint Paul southeast Asian market has been raided. In 2013, seven vendors were charged for selling non-FDA approved medication. A recent raid at a Hmong night market in Minnesota has turned up pills, needles, syringes and expired medication, according to a report in…

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Florida Clandestine Beauty Treatments Result in Manslaughter Charges

May 24, 2016

Venezuelan man posed as a doctor at a Florida esthetician clinic, and injected victim with non-FDA approved substance, which triggered her death. The case is similar to the rash of cases that have recently been uncovered in Texas. Jose Robusto, a Venezuelan sought in the aesthetic treatment death of 28 year old Suyima Torres, has…

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ICE Shuts Down 67 Fake Online Pharmacy Websites For Selling Counterfeit Drugs

May 17, 2016

Website visitors now see a seizure banner displaying in place of the fake drug advertisements The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that 67 different domain names for commercial websites “engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit and prescription drugs” have had seizure orders executed against them by U.S. Immigration and Customs…

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