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CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies

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3, 2024 -- Americans who turn to online pharmacies to find cheaper versions of expensive prescription medications, especially opioids, may instead be buying themselves dangerous drugs that could trigger an overdose, U.S. THURSDAY, Oct.

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Amgen readies pivotal MariTide trials; Novo offers discounted Wegovy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Elsewhere, Novo started up an online pharmacy and the FDA cleared testing of a base editing therapy for Duchenne. Phase 3 studies for Amgen’s closely watched obesity drug were posted on a federal database.

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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

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Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. They offer this advice in a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Oregon Federal, Court Says PharmacyChecker—Which Helps Americans Find Vetted International Online Pharmacies—Is Legal 

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LegitScript argued that PharmacyChecker does not have antitrust standing because its business, providing information on the Internet that Americans use to find vetted international online pharmacies and compare their prices, is unlawful. Judge Simon disagreed, writing “PharmacyChecker.com’s business is legal.” ” (Emphasis added).

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Statements and Thoughts on Motion on Summary Judgement in PharmacyChecker v. NABP et al 

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the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, et al (Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies, and the Partnership for Safe Medicines). it also helps them find low prices at local pharmacies, but it has no role in the actual ordering or importation of prescription drugs.

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The Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers Act is Big Pharma’s Bill

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Drug companies and big chain pharmacies don’t want the competition of lower drug prices offered by international online pharmacies because it means lower profits. They want the FDA to shut down those sites, but, it seems, under current law, the international online pharmacies used to facilitate importation are not illegal.

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

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Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. That’s even cheaper than foreign online pharmacy prices , including in India. .