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Counterfeit Medicine News for January 11, 2021 New Report: The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)’s latest Rogue Rx Activity Report, Risky Dietary Supplements: How Pharmacists Can Help Protect Patients explores the problem of adulterated dietary supplements and suggests that pharmacists have a role to play in educating patients. Texas-based USPLabs, for example, sold supplements that caused heart attacks,...
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Watch out for COVID-19 vaccine scams There has been a huge upsurge in scams since the start of the global COVID-19 outbreak. Fake treatments, fake versions of real treatments, fake medical products including personal protective equipment, and fraud surrounding everything from unemployment payments to business relief aid. COVID-19 vaccines are modern medical miracles produced in record time with a high...
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When the Central Valley Opioid Safety Council contacted us about helping them promote a public safety message about the dangers of counterfeit pills made with fentanyl, of course we said yes. Their 30-second spot featured the family of Travis Jacobson, a young Californian who was tragically killed by a fake Xanax pill that turned out to be lethal. We at PSM...
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