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What is a “legitimate” drug or online pharmacy?

Pharmacy Checkers

The report is an audit of companies in the drug supply chain to test compliance with regulations called for by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 (DSCSA). In short, as reported in STAT , OIG found that seven out of 44 drugs audited could not be traced back to the manufacturer in the manner required under the DSCSA.

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Facebook “Pokes” Pharma Companies, Telehealth, and Online Pharmacies

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein & Dara Katcher Levy — We are old enough to remember the “poke” function on Facebook, and too old to remember what purpose it served. The new policy restricts advertising prescription drugs to the three types of entities mentioned above. And what about influencer marketing? So far, so good.

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PharmacyChecker Online Pharmacy Authentication Role Recognized in OECD/EU Report on Counterfeit Drugs

Pharmacy Checkers

When I read fancy-looking international reports that address the problem of counterfeit drugs, too seldom is our work recognized in verifying international online pharmacies in a manner that saves the lives of consumers looking online for affordable medicine. percent – or $461 billion— of the world drug market in 2013.”

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China Opens the Door to Personal Medicine Imports and Third-Party Online Platform Sales

Pharmacy Checkers

A new Chinese law (in effect as of December 1, 2019) makes third-party online platform medicine sales legal, appropriately ends a draconian definition of counterfeit drugs, and effectively decriminalizes personal drug importation, but with a lot of gray! Decriminalizing Personal Drug Importation and Redefining “Counterfeit”.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the UN IGF in Berlin

Pharmacy Checkers

What is internet governance? My fellow Americans should take note that people in other countries were able to hear about the crisis of high drug prices in our country, in which many tens of millions of us don’t fill prescriptions each year. As I see it, those efforts and cooperation with them violate the Brussels Principles.

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Illegal online pharmacies gain traction as regulators lag behind

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA has flagged this issue as pharmacies selling prescription drugs illegally have proliferated over the years. The FDA has flagged this issue as pharmacies selling prescription drugs illegally have proliferated over the years.

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WHO’s public health efforts go beyond pandemics

Pharmacy Checkers

Last week, I noted my overall support for the WHO but pointed to weaknesses in its approach to research and studies about online pharmacies. President Trump has stated that we will withdraw from the WHO, stating things about the organization that are not true – but also making legitimate criticisms.

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