Pharmacy Poisons Board of KenyaNational Drug Authority of Uganda FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, July 12, 2024 Unprecedented Multilateral Initiative Brings Focus to the Shared Threat Posed by Illicit Medical Products Today, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) of Kenya and the National Drug Authority (NDA) of Uganda announce a groundbreaking bilateral initiative. This collaborative effort involves…
Richlands Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Black Market Prescription Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, July 12, 2024 Melissa Bandy Was Not a Licensed Healthcare Provider When She Distributed Rx Drugs ABINGDON, Va. – A Richlands, Virginia woman, who is not a licensed healthcare provider but received and distributed prescription drugs as well as other drugs that are not…
Operation Ancord VII: Collaboration Yields Significant Seizures of Illicit Medicines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, July 22, 2024 London, United Kingdom – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) successfully executed Operation Ancord VII from May 12-18, 2024, in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the United Kingdom (U.K.) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the U.K. Border Force…
Upstate Pharmacist Sentenced for Unlawfully Compounding Radioactive Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of South Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, July 25, 2024 GREENVILLE, S.C. — Richard A. Sheriff, 73, of Easley, has pleaded guilty to adulteration of a drug and been sentenced to two years of probation. Sheriff also forfeited $166,000 in revenues. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Sheriff was the owner…
Foreign National Charged for Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, July 25, 2024 A federal grand jury in Houston returned an indictment today charging an Indian national with selling and shipping tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit oncology pharmaceuticals into the United States. According to court documents, Sanjay Kumar, 43, of Bihar, India,…
Fake Doctor Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure is Sentenced to 36 Months
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, July 30, 2024 Salt Lake City, Utah – A United States District Court Judge sentenced a Utah County man Monday, who posed as a fake doctor, to three years’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release after he scammed consumers looking to heal a variety…
2024 Medical Device Recalls
Compounding Device Inlet Correction: Baxter Healthcare Corporation Updates Use Instructions for Exactamix Automated Compounding Device Inlets due to Risk for Particulate Matter in Device Components 09/24/2024 Ventilator Recall: Smiths Medical Removes ParaPAC Plus Ventilators due to Loosened or Detached Patient Outlet Connector 09/20/2024 Tracheostomy Tube Recall: Smiths Medical Removes Certain Bivona Neonatal/Pediatric and Adult Tracheostomy…
KTM Services Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Cookies
Summary Company Announcement Date: September 10, 2024 FDA Publish Date: September 19, 2024 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared milk allergen Company Name: KTM Services Inc Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Enjoy Premium Product Description: Product Description Coconut and Taro Cookies Company Announcement KTM Services, Inc. of Honolulu, HI…
Virginia Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Introducing Misbranded Drugs Into Interstate Commerce
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, July 31, 2024 Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jonathan Corbett Cosie (56, Chesterfield, Virginia) to two years in federal prison for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead. Cosie pleaded guilty on…
Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Patients
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 8, 2024 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Rochester, Illinois, dentist, Phillip M. Jensen, 63, pleaded guilty on August 2, 2024, to two counts of drug diversion, two counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, one count of tampering with consumer products resulting in…