Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Weight loss promotions are out of hand on social media, and it’s endangering patients
The internet is overrun with content promoting injectable weight loss medicines and there’s no way for viewers to know whether what they’re seeing is legitimate, genuine, safe, or true. Policymakers, social media platforms, and individuals can make changes to protect the public in this dangerous advertising environment.
[...]A dealer on social media killed someone in Nevada, too.
The death of a Nevada resident who took a fake pill from an alleged Snapchat dealer brings PSM’s tally of states with deaths tied to the platform to 13. It’s indicative of a problem across the whole internet.
[...]2019 NABP Report Finds Fentanyl-Laced Fake Opioids for Sale Everywhere on the Internet
In their latest report on fake online pharmacies that ply their trade in the United States, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) found more than 1,500 new websites that it considers “Not Recommended,” and of these, 31% are offering illicit prescription drugs, such as codeine, fentanyl, oxycodone, Adderall, Valium, and Xanax. 99% of…
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