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Topics: Foreign Drug Importation | The Fake Pill Crisis | Counterfeit Drugs in the U.S. | Explainers
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How do you test whether a medication is legitimate?
Testing medicine for legitimacy is a complicated process. Across 24 different prescription medicines, the average cost to test a single dose is $2,750. However, ensuring that a batch of 100 pills is safe requires testing at least 22 pills. To learn more about this topic, read PSM's summary: safedr.ug/Acri-Explained. Click ...
Myth: We are getting the same drugs Canadians take
Myth: We are getting the same drugs Canadians take September 2019
Illegal Pill Presses: An Overlooked Threat to American Patients (2019)
The supply of and demand for dangerous counterfeit and illegally-imported medications has created one of our country's most serious health challenges-and the prevalence of illegal pill presses are contributing to this crisis. For more information Visit the report launch site Read our 2021 update.
Black Market HIV Drugs in the U.S.
Black Market HIV Drugs in the U.S. February 2018 Download our reference about black market HIV medicines.
Rogues Gallery Comics: An Illustrated Guide To Counterfeit Drug Crime
Rogues Gallery Comics: An Illustrated Guide To Counterfeit Drug Crime Ever wonder about what’s behind the news for counterfeit drug crime? The Rogues Gallery Comic Book Series tells the real-life stories of fake drug criminals and their cases. In volume one, you can learn all about the Greedy Doctor that ...
5 Kinds Of Poisons Found In Counterfeit Drugs
There are a lot of shady ingredients that go into counterfeit medications that consumers can be exposed to by buying directly from unlicensed drug sellers on the internet, or when medical professionals purchase medications from outside the secured supply chain. Here is a compendium of five types of poison that ...
Do YOU Know How to Decode a Fake Pharmacy Website?
A quick perusal of the Internet will turn up a vast array of websites claiming to offer pharmacy services. Yet only 3% of online pharmacies are legitimate. How do you decode a fake pharmacy website? A quick perusal of the Internet will turn up a vast array of websites claiming ...
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