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This page contains links to older material related to counterfeit drugs, some of which may be out of date or no longer accurate.
Current information on counterfeit drugs is available on the main Counterfeit Drugs page.
Latest Lot Numbers of Counterfeit Blood Glucose Test Strips Released (Dec. 15, 2006)
FDA Updates Its Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit Blood Glucose Test Strips (Oct. 23, 2006)
Avoid Rx Drugs from Certain Canadian Websites (Aug. 30, 2006)
FDA Announces New Measures to Protect Americans from Counterfeit Drugs (June 9, 2006)
FDA Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products (Jan. 20, 2006)
Many Drugs Promoted as "Canadian" Really Originate from Other Countries (Dec. 16, 2005)
Federal Authorities Cease Sale and Distribution of Counterfeit Lipitor (Aug. 31, 2005)
FDA Alerts U.S. Residents to Recall of Counterfeit "Lipitor" Sold in the United Kingdom (July 29, 2005)
FDA Continues Combating Counterfeit Drugs (May 18, 2005)
Consumers Warned About Counterfeit Drugs Bought in Mexico (May 10, 2005)
FDA Announces New Initiative to Protect the U.S. Drug Supply Through the Use Of Radiofrequency Identification Technology (November 15, 2004)
California Man Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Scheme (Nov. 9, 2004)
FDA Gets Significant Guilty Pleas (August 27, 2004)
Drugs Bought in Mexico Found to be Counterfeit (July 30, 2004)
FDA is Alerting the Public to Counterfeit Viagra Found in Two California Pharmacies (June 30, 2004)
FDA and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Announce Guilty Plea in Drug Counterfeiting Case (March 17, 2004)
HHS Takes New Steps To Protect Consumers From Counterfeit Drug Threats (February 18, 2004)
FDA Takes Action Against Foreign Websites Selling Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches (Feb. 12, 2004)
Contraceptive Patches Sold on Foreign Web Site are Counterfeit, FDA and J&J Warn (Feb. 4, 2004)
FDA Issues Alert on Counterfeit Polypropylene Mesh Used in Hernia Repair (Dec. 19, 2003)
FDA Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Issues Interim Report (Oct. 2, 2003)
FDA, Customs Uncover Potentially Unsafe Imported Medicines (Sept. 29, 2003)
FDA Announces Counterfeit Drugs Initiative (July 16, 2003)
Update: FDA Investigation Into Counterfeit Lipitor (June 17, 2003)
FDA Alerts Consumers and Health Professionals to Recall of Counterfeit Lipitor (May 23, 2003)
FDA Commends Drug Industry Commitment to Report Counterfeit Drugs (April 22, 2003)
FDA Statement on Counterfeit Procrit (March 11, 2003)
Nov. 13, 2006 -- FDA Director of Pharmacy Affairs Ilisa B.G. Bernstein, Pharm.D., J.D, spoke at the NACDS/HDMA RFID Healthcare Industry Adoption Summit
March 3, 2006 -- FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs Scott Gottlieb, M.D., spoke at the Parenteral Drug Association's Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting Conference
March 1, 2006 -- FDA Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Randall W. Lutter, Ph.D., spoke at the RFID World Conference
Nov. 14, 2005 -- FDA Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Randall W. Lutter, Ph.D., spoke at the NACDS/HDMA RFID Healthcare Adoption Summit
Sept. 20, 2005 -- FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs Scott Gottlieb, M.D., spoke about "Ensuring the Safety of America's Drug Supply"
July 11, 2006 -- FDA Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Randall W. Lutter, Ph.D., appeared before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources
Nov. 1, 2005 -- FDA Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Randall W. Lutter, Ph.D., appeared before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources
Helping Patients Avoid Counterfeit Drugs over the Internet (September 2007)
Teaching Patients about Counterfeit Drugs (June 2004)
Counterfeit Drug Cases Opened by FDA Per Fiscal Year
Viagra
Lipitor
Serostim
Neupogen
"Knockoff" from India