Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals - Purported assassination, blackmail plots

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This reads like a TV show. Sadly, it's all too real. You'll want to share this story during your GMP training and classroom teaching. The courtroom charges were conspiring to import and distribute adulterated, mislabeled and unapproved new drugs and to commit mail and wire fraud. Even more outrageous is a mention that the defendants allegedly conspired to murder a U.S. Food and Drug Administration agent and blackmail a former assistant U.S. attorney general.

For the full story, read this MSNBC article, "From diet supplements to illegal Net pharmacy - Ga. firm, 3 execs plead guilty to selling generic prescription drugs online."

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8 Tips - Save Money on Prescription Drugs

Updated July 31, 2021

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7 ways to save cash on prescription drugs - Harvard Health

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I was checking out some information at the California Board of Pharmacy site, reading about the Designated Representative (Exemptee) license. The CA Board of Pharmacy has some great consumer-oriented resources.

Their Tips to Save You Money When Buying Prescription Drugs caught my eye. In a nutshell:

1. Shop around and ask for the lowest price.
2. Consider generics.
3. Consider a therapeutically similar drug.
4. Beware of prescription drugs advertised to consumers.
5. Don't skip doses or reduce the amount of prescription drugs you're supposed to take to make medication last longer.
6. Learn if you qualify for special, low cost drug programs operated by governmental agencies, drug companies, insurance companies, or others.
7. Purchase a greater quantity of medication at one time.
8. Keep a list of all medication you take.

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