Thursday, April 12, 2012

Online prescription drug scam

  • drugs sold online often do not contain the active ingredient or contain the wrong drug altogether, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • According to DEA officials, criminal scam artists first sell prescription drugs online through websites they sometimes operate. After customers input their personal information and make a purchase, the criminals can use the information to blackmail and extort them.
  • (ABC News)
  • Watch out for scams: Make sure you use prescription drug coupons from a dependable source, like a reliable coupon site or from your doctors office. If you search for prescription drug coupons online, make sure you are avoiding fake imitators.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • Toth had learned from Sabols mother that Toths name and licensing number had been used to call in a prescription for a non-narcotic controlled drug, Fioricet, at the Rite Aid drugstore in Lansford. Sabol allegedly was in possession of the drug.
  • (Times News)
  • If you ever ordered medication with an online pharmacy that has the drugs shipped in from medicine makes you a target for this scam.
  • (News-Press)
  • Google forfeited the money last August to settle a U.S.
  • (USA Today)
  • Researchers Roger Bate, Ginger Zhe Jin and Aparna Mathur looked at how different online pharmacies people searching for prescription drugs even on legitimate websites can sometimes fall victim to hackers and scams.
  • (NPR News)
  • NorthWestPharmacy.com is certified by CIPA and PharmacyChecker.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Peoples Library in New Kensington is sponsoring a free program on how consumers can protect themselves against scam artists and fraud is a home improvement contractor or an online offer for cheap prescription drugs.
  • (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
  • I hear so much on TV, online or drug on the market that magically burns fat, creating quick weight loss. The nutritional supplement industry is a $2.4 billion industry that is largely unregulated.
  • (Abington Mariner)

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