The Government rested on May 27, 2009 in the AffPower Internet pharmacy case, unique for its longevity as well as the attempted prosecution of online pharmacy affiliates along with the traditional players. A general review of the respective Motions for Judgment of Acquittal by many of the Defendants indicates that the Government, among other things, neglected to call [...]
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Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Torino Jennings, a Virgnia doctor, faces Internet pharmacy charges in a Boston District Court. A felony Information was filed on May 28, 2009 charging Jennings with seven (7) counts of allegedly introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and four (4) counts of tax fraud for [...]
Fritz Brunz pled guilty today in the Northern District of California to owning and operating an Internet pharmacy (healthylifemeds.com) which introduced misbranded drugs (Ritalin, Halcion and Xanax) into interstate commerce. Brunz will be sentenced on July 29, 2009.
As I have discussed before, misbranding is essentially a catch all offense under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, which includes mislabeling, [...]
Much of this blog has been devoted to criminal defense attorney analysis of the ambiguities of controlled substance internet pharmacy law; however, the law governing online pharmacies selling non-controlled substances is just as vague and unclear. This post will serve as an initial background discussion of non-controlled substance internet pharmacy law, much like my equivalent, initial [...]
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The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) issued a warning on Monday to consumers of weight loss pills purchased online. Specifically, it warned that over 25 different diet pills marketed as “herbal” products actually contain undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients, in violation of the FDA guidelines. The “tainted” weight loss products containing the alleged active pharmaceutical ingredients include:
“2 Day [...]
