Decreased access to healthcare has caused some to rely on the internet.
But, as @LibbyBaney warns in an @NBCNews article, "The vast majority of products offered through online pharmacies are, at best, non-U.S. FDA-approved medicines and, more often, at worst, dangerous fakes."
“𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫.” ~ Sam Chapman, an activist who lost his 16-year-old son to counterfeit drugs, participated in our recent #StopBadMeds panel during a law enforcement training event with @LASDHQ.
Full panel discussion:
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.@nabp continues to work on an @MinorityHealth project to increase #DEI among health care leadership to improve care for patients of all backgrounds. Learn more about the initiative and stay tuned for updates. #HealthEquity#NMHM2023#HealthEquity#DEI https://t.co/n7khmx9zgg
Need to learn more about the changes to USP General Chapter <797> and #sterilecompounding? Join us for our live #pharmacyCE webinar tomorrow! Don't forget to register so that you can join in. Click for more info! #pharmacyeducation#CPE https://t.co/8eruvwuIqN
Tune in to the upcoming @pharmacists webinar on February 22 about new electronic requirements under the "track and trace" law. We look forward to co-presenting with our @US_FDA colleagues! #DSCSA
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In total, we tested 17 pills – things sold as hydrocodone, oxycodone, Adderall - and found 71% tested pos. for fentanyl or meth.
TO BE CLEAR, these are laced pills being sold *in pharmacies* in Mexico, including tourist cities like Cabo.
For my first story @latimes, I went to Mexico and got drugs.
Specifically, @ConnorASheets and I went to pharmacies, got pills & tested them.
Turns out, some are selling oxy & Adderall over the counter – but the pills are actually fentanyl & meth. https://t.co/zDmaCVJ5K6
Inbox: FDA announces it has extended the expiration date for at-home Covid-19 tests made by Abbott, iHealth and MaximBio.
Likely impacts some USPS-delivered tests.
Don't throw away tests due to the date on the box.
Check the new expiration dates here:
https://t.co/4WCGVEZ8LQ
One of the best 2023 outlooks you will find anywhere in healthcare — proof the VC newsletter play has a big role in shaping media going forward.
The media execution expertise/knowledge that @chrissyfarr brings + @MSchlueterMoore@healthapiguy is 🔥
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"When you go to unsafe sites, they'll sell you counterfeit medicines that can kill you." ~ @libbybaney of @FaegreDrinker, on the inspiration behind the website https://t.co/znMHrBk7SP, which helps you verify your medications before you buy.
We've been reviewing websites since 1999, so we know how to spot a fake. With https://t.co/eOY8rq2Bw6, your patients can, too. Our Safe Site Search Tool is a database of NABP-verified #OnlinePharmacies. #BadMeds#SafePharmacy#VerifyBeforeYouBuy https://t.co/2NZDUJiCA7
6/ It's a distant memory now, but the consumer health space was very different in 2013. Online pharmacies weren't a thing. (Most ppl were still using the internet to buy meds illegally.)
Everything else was still standard complicated "healthcare".
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Substandard & falsified medicines may be contributing to #AntibioticResistance. Point patients to our Safe Site Search Tool to help them find safe medicine sources. #WAAW2022#BuySafely#TwitteRx https://t.co/fyMM6Ep7eC
ASOP Global applauds @US_FDA for its ongoing leadership and commitment to safeguarding online consumers from dangerous substandard, falsified medicines and other illicit health products. Read the full statement at https://t.co/GnHMHHsGeq