On October 20, 2010, Dr. Enrique Rivera Mass pled guilty in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota to an Information alleging conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance via various online pharmacies. Specifically, as part of the Plea Agreement, Dr. Rivera Mass acknowledged prescribing “at least 108,084 dosage units of a Schedule III controlled substance” and [...]
Posts tagged as:
Internet Pharmacy Law
Yesterday, I wrote about the recent lawsuit filed by Google against certain internet pharmacy advertisers. In the lawsuit, Google alleges breach of contract against Omar Jackman, John Doe “Simon” and John Does 2-50.
Specifically, Google alleges that Jackman registered the domain name 4rx-online.com and opened a Google AdWords account to run advertisements for his website, John [...]
In late September, Google filed a federal lawsuit, the first of its kind, against a number of “rogue” internet pharmacy advertisers and affiliates that Google claimed violated its Google Adwords policies. Specifically, the lawsuit, against 50 unnamed “John and Jane Doe” Defendants, alleges that the Defendants circumvented Google’s Adwords restrictions, which require any advertising online [...]
{ 1 comment }
Dr. Charles McCool, a Pennsylvania doctor, was charged in Pennsylvania state court for prescribing controlled substances via an internet pharmacy to patients without a prior physical examination. Specifically, McCool was charged with one count of “unlawfully administering/dispensing/delivery of a controlled substance by a practitioner unless done in good faith in the course of his [...]
In March 2010, the FDA released a report warning users of the potentially “fraudulent” practices associated with internet pharmacies selling medication for pets, such as heartworm preventatives and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Specifically, the report warns that numerous veterinary internet pharmacies are selling expired or counterfeit drugs and selling drugs without a prescription. The report [...]
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 [...]
