Archive for the ‘Counterfeiting’ Category
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
While working on our next issue of Tracking & Tracing Pharmaceutical Products, we checked in with Huda Midani, business development manager, Schreiner ProSecure, Schreiner MediPharm L.P. about making a switch to a security label. I hear from many of you that changing packaging or labeling can often be challenging ...
Posted in Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, Diversion, FDA, Hospital, Labeling, Medical Devices, Safety, security, supply chain | No Comments »
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Perusing the California State Board of Pharmacy's Web site, I came across a memo on pharmacies investigated for filling prescriptions for Web site operators. If these prescriptions are not backed up by an appropriate prescriber exam, these "pharmacies are facilitating the illegal distribution of prescription drugs from the Internet," the ...
Posted in Counterfeiting, Internet, Labeling, Medical Devices, Pharmacies, Safety, supply chain | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
While drug counterfeiting is considered by many to be a significant worldwide problem, there could be an even bigger one looming: falsified active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Today Rx-360 Board Member and Hovione CEO Guy Villax called the threat of falsified APIs an "iceberg." He spoke in the Webcast, "To What ...
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Can patients really still be falling for rogue pharmacies? And if so, what should you be doing to prevent drug sales from such sites from putting patients at risk?
FDA today warned consumers about a “generic Tamiflu” sold over the Internet. Not only is there no such FDA-approved generic Tamiflu, but ...
Posted in Counterfeiting, FDA, Pharmacies | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 24th, 2010
Rx-360.org sent out an alert over the weekend about another pharmaceutical cargo theft, this time in Memphis. The grassroots group got a lead from FreightWatch International, and I am researching the story now.
In the meantime, I went back and reviewed FDA's advice on warehouse and cargo thefts. The agency is ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Today is the final day for comments on California's new prescription drug labeling requirements aimed to boost patient safety. Don't worry--they appear to target pharmacy-generated labels, not manufacturer-generated labeling--but I wonder how they ultimately could influence your labeling.
The new rule drives a number of changes that would result in what ...
Posted in Baby Boomers, Bar Coding, Bottles, Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, FDA, Healthcare Reform, Hospital, Labeling, Medical Devices, Medical Errors, Pharmacies, Safety | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
I thought this story sounded familiar!
Last week the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Florida reported that defendants "Jose Castillo of Ft. Lauderdale, Federico M. Fermin of Miami Beach, and Terri L. DeCubas of Pembroke Pines were indicted on charges of mail fraud, distribution of prescription drugs without ...
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
If you are wondering what FDA is thinking these days when it comes to drug safety, you should read yesterday's statement from Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., FDA's principal deputy commissioner, before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, U.S. House of Representatives. You may not have all your ...
Posted in Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, Diversion, FDA, Hospital, Imports, Third Parties, security, serialization | No Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Patients in the United States are very lucky that drug and medical device counterfeiting has not caused the problems other global regions have seen. But as U.S. supply chains stretch around the world, especially pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains, will U.S. patient safety remain the norm?
According to a press ...
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Packaging is being called upon to help consumers identify counterfeit Alli. Could you call upon your own packaging to help in the event of a counterfeit attack on your brands?
FDA updated its public health alert about a counterfeit version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill pack) being sold ...
Posted in Bar Coding, Counterfeiting, FDA, Hospital | 2 Comments »
