Sentences with phrase «counterfeit pharmaceuticals»
Prosecutors got approval from a federal judge in Utah to sell more than 513 bitcoins and 512 bitcoin cash they had seized from a man allegedly running a counterfeit pharmaceuticals ring...
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Shamo was arrested in November 2016 for allegedly selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals as well as using the US mail system to distribute his products.
«We've had deaths in Canada from someone who ingested counterfeit pharmaceuticals.»
According to a BBC article, over 100,000 people die each year due to ineffective malaria medicines, and overall, Interpol puts the number of deaths due to counterfeit pharmaceuticals at up to a million per year.
It seems nearly impossible to accurately quantify the global market for counterfeit pharmaceuticals, but it may be as much as $ 200bn, or possibly over $ 400bn.
An Interpol campaign has netted 9.9 million doses of counterfeit pharmaceuticals offered online, including fake antibiotics and cancer drugs
Each year, billions of dollars» worth of counterfeit pharmaceuticals are distributed to patients, and tens of thousands are dying.
Like fashion pirates who add allure to cheap handbags by slapping fake designer labels onto them, rogue pharmaceutical vendors abroad have taken to using «Canada,» «Canadian» and the maple leaf to flog counterfeit pharmaceuticals worldwide.
In mid-December, as prices neared $ 20,000, U.S. attorneys rushed to federal court in Utah for permission to sell 513 Bitcoins they'd seized from a seller of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
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He argues the FDA and pharmaceutical industry are doing Americans a disservice by failing to distinguish the certified sites from the thousands of rogue online operations that sell fake or counterfeit drugs.
«Counterfeiting is a serious issue for pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
Counterfeit drugs are estimated to make up as much as 30 % of medicines in some developing countries and cost legitimate pharmaceutical companies up to $ 200 billion per year.
Various chemicals coated on the paper react with ingredients in the drug to form colors, resulting in a «color bar code» that can then be compared to known samples of filler materials commonly used in counterfeit drugs, as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients.