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Meizi Evolution Botanical Slimming joins list of products containing sibutramine
The Therapeutic Goods Administration, an Australian regulatory body, last week warned against the use of Meizi Evolution Botanical Slimming, a diet product that TGA tested and found to contain undeclared sibutramine. TGA recommends that anyone using Meizi Evolution stop taking the … Continue reading
Bee pollen pills, ladybug bath salts have landed in LegitScript’s product database
Trendy “bee pollen” and “green coffee” weight loss supplements, some of which have been recalled in the US and elsewhere because of safety concerns, are just a few of the more than 200 products recently added to LegitScript’s searchable database. One … Continue reading
LegitScript partners with INTERPOL, Operation Pangea in shutting down rogue online pharmacies
LegitScript is pleased to join with INTERPOL, the US Food and Drug Administration, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and more than 100 law enforcement and regulatory agencies in announcing the results of Operation Pangea, an “international week … Continue reading
Is It Safe? Introducing LegitScript Healthcare Product Search
Ever wonder if those diet pills you saw advertised online are safe? What about the “100% natural sexual enhancement” supplements? Now there’s a place you can go to find out. LegitScript is pleased to roll out a new search feature … Continue reading
USAToday article references 33 Drugs affiliate
A USAToday article referenced a 33 Drugs marketing affiliate, bestcds.info, in discussing rogue online pharmacies. As we commonly see, “Carl” of bestcds.info claimed that his website was legitimate: “…a representative from one U.K. and Canadian-based online pharmacy, BestCDS.info, maintained its … Continue reading
Biosimilar and Counterfeit Meds: When Do They Become Dangerous?
Catch the Huffington Post blog by John Horton, LegitScript’s President: Biosimilar and Counterfeit Meds: When do they become dangerous? Biologics are a relatively new type of medicine. Unlike non-biologics such as Lipitor or Nexium, which are from chemicals and can … Continue reading
Maui News Gets it Wrong on Unapproved Drugs
In an op-ed over the holiday season (Government Protecting Us, December 27, 2010), the Maui News Editorial Board incorrectly argues that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to grant exclusivity to the drug company that makes Colcyrs (the only FDA-approved version of … Continue reading
Drugs made from vampire bat saliva? Biologics hold promise, but we must put patient safety first
LegitScript’s President, a HuffingtonPost.com contributing blogger, published a blog yesterday entitled “Biologics: Are Unsafe Drugs an ‘Acceptable Risk?’ FDA Should Say No”. The topic is biologics, which are drugs made from living organisms. Examples include Abraxane, a chemical wrapped in … Continue reading
Got gout? FDA to colchicine manufacturers: Get FDA-approved
Got Gout? Or Familiar Mediterranean Fever (FMF)? If so, you may have been prescribed oral colchicine, a medication commonly used to treat those conditions. Gout and FMF patients should be aware that the FDA has ordered companies that make, distribute … Continue reading
Unapproved Drugs Mixed With HIV Medications: A Risky Prescription
LegitScript’s President blogged in the Huffington Post today about the risk mixing drugs that are not FDA-approved with HIV medications such as protease inhibitors. As noted in the blog, the danger to HIV patients is: …(that unregulated) drugs, sold by … Continue reading
