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Counterfeit medications. A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical item which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity, or effectiveness. A counterfeit drug may contain inappropriate quantities of active ingredients, or none, may be improperly processed within ...
List of scientific misconduct incidents. Appearance. Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research. A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global warning about the rise of fake GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy being sold through counterfeit websites. High prices and shortages make ...
Glaxo's $3 billion settlement included the largest civil False Claims Act settlement on record, [1] and Pfizer’s $2.3 billion ($3.5 billion in 2022) settlement including a record-breaking $1.3 billion criminal fine. [2] Legal claims against the pharmaceutical industry have varied widely over the past two decades, including Medicare and ...
It's in drugs like OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan, and Roxicodone. People who abuse oxycodone sometimes crush it and snort it or inject it -- greatly raising the risk of overdose. Street names ...
Generics are also available at a lower cost than brand-name medications. In fact, generic drugs cost 85 percent less than the brand version on average. FDA gives patent and exclusivity protection ...
WebMD's A to Z Drug Database provides information on prescription drugs, vitamins, and over-the-counter medications, including side effects and interactions.
Ivermectin, a medication used to treat parasitic infections, was suggested as a possible COVID-19 treatment in an online preprint which utilized a flawed statistical methodology. [159] Importantly, the concentration of the drug that was required to achieve the antiviral effects observed in cell culture was several times higher than what can be ...