Best Source for an STD Cure: Your Doctor

April 6, 2012

Consumers also need to know that only prescription medications purchased from legitimate pharmacies can treat STD, and to avoid so-called over-the-counter cures as well as prescription medications purchased from questionable sources.

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Rise in Counterfeit Drugs Prompts Pharmacy Students’ Public Health Project

April 6, 2012

In light of the rise in counterfeit drugs, two North Dakota State University students have chosen to take an active role in educating other health care providers, as well as the public. Third year pharmacy students Nick O’Rourke and Tegan Buckley recently presented an informational poster to illuminate this problem.

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FDA Alert: Second Counterfeit Version of Cancer Drug Found in U.S.

April 3, 2012

This is a reprint of the FDA alert. Altuzan (bevacizumab): Counterfeit Product – Contains no Active Ingredient ISSUE: FDA lab tests have confirmed that a counterfeit version of Roche’s Altuzan 400mg/16ml (bevacizumab),an injectable cancer medication, found in the U.S. contains no active ingredient. Even if the identified drugs were not counterfeit, Altuzan is not approved…

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3 Risks You Take When Buying Antibiotics Online

April 2, 2012

Purchasing antibiotics without a prescription online can lead you to receiving antibiotics without the proper therapeutic doses or possibly no doses.  When an individual purchases antibiotics without a prescription they are negatively impacting public health in several ways. Take a vow for National Public Health Week that you’ll protect yourself and your family from these risks.

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How to Stay Safe as a Patient

March 30, 2012

Patients are growing concerned about reports of counterfeit drugs being provided by doctors. Patients can protect themselves by asking their physicians questions about the origins of medicines they receive in their doctor’s office.

Read more about what patients can do to stay safe.

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4 Ways You Can Protect The Diabetic You Love

March 26, 2012

The diabetic in your life has a lot to keep track of.  Constant monitoring of blood sugar levels, making sure they get the medication they need when they need it, eating well, getting enough rest, and enjoying life.

Help out the diabetic in your life by protecting them from four ways criminals can rip them off, while they’re trying their best just to get by.

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Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Drugs You Didn’t Ask For

March 22, 2012

During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.

Learn more about heavy metals, actual poisons, toxic household items, and unsafe drugs substituted for safe ones that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.

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Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Common household items you’d never ingest

March 21, 2012

During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.

Learn more about heavy metals, actual poisons, and toxic household items that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.

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Criminal Gang Suspected in Fake Medicine Tablets Seizure

March 20, 2012

Two people were arrested in Northeastern England by Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Several thousand fake medicine tablets have been seized estimated at £115,000. Counterfeit erectile dysfunction medication and unapproved anti-obesity medicines rimonabant and sibutramine were found, reports the MHRA. Spanish police and Europol, arrested six people and collected approximately 300,000 doses of…

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Learn 5 Kinds of Poison Found in Counterfeit Medications – Actual Poison

March 20, 2012

During National Poison Prevention Week, every day we’re featuring a type of poison that investigators have found in counterfeit medications.

Learn more about heavy metals and actual poisons that investigators have found in fake drugs purchased online by unsuspecting consumers.

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