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CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies

Drugs.com

3, 2024 -- Americans who turn to online pharmacies to find cheaper versions of expensive prescription medications, especially opioids, may instead be buying themselves dangerous drugs that could trigger an overdose, U.S. THURSDAY, Oct.

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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

Policy Prescription

Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. They offer this advice in a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Statements and Thoughts on Motion on Summary Judgement in PharmacyChecker v. NABP et alĀ 

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the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, et al (Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies, and the Partnership for Safe Medicines). it also helps them find low prices at local pharmacies, but it has no role in the actual ordering or importation of prescription drugs.

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The Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers Act is Big Pharmaā€™s Bill

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Drug companies and big chain pharmacies donā€™t want the competition of lower drug prices offered by international online pharmacies because it means lower profits. They want the FDA to shut down those sites, but, it seems, under current law, the international online pharmacies used to facilitate importation are not illegal.

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Mark Cubanā€™s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

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Mark Cubanā€™s new online pharmacy venture ā€“ the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (ā€œCost Plus Drugā€) ā€“ will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. Thatā€™s even cheaper than foreign online pharmacy prices , including in India. .

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CDERā€™s Office of Compliance Kicks Off Annual Report Season with Rundown of 2023ā€™s Major Public Health Enforcement Initiatives

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Recalls, warning letters to online pharmacies, and drug-related import alerts were key tools for OCā€™s efforts to safeguard the drug supply chain from adulterated products over the prior fiscal year. Drug Supply Chain. Communication in this area included on-line videos, webinars, summits, conferences, and international outreach.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, February 2021: Accumulator Problems, Humana + ESI, White Bagging Battles, Buy-and-Bill Economics, and Pharmacy Hero Dave Marley

Drug Channels

Medicure Enters the US Online Pharmacy World with Acquisition of Marley Drug , PR Newswire. Dave Marley has just sold Marley Drug, the independent pharmacy he founded in 2003, to Medicure Pharma. The examples are highly consistent with Ronny Galā€™s outstanding analysis of hospitalsā€™ massive markups.