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Posted on Sunday, 15th February 2009 by dcooley

Kirtar Munshi was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay a $6,000 fine and forfeit $219,000 in proceeds for his role in the sale of prescription drugs via an internet pharmacy.  Munshi pled guilty in July 2008 to conspiring to sell generic versions of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, which were imported from India, over [...]

Tags: Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Misbranding, Non-Controlled Substances, Plea, Sentence
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Posted on Friday, 6th February 2009 by dcooley

Jared Wheat, CEO of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, and co-defendant Sergio Oliveira, a sales associate, were sentenced to 50 months and 20 months, respectively, after pleading guilty to an internet pharmacy conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and to introduce and deliver new and adulterated prescription drugs into interstate commerce under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  Wheat [...]

Tags: Adulteration, Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Hi-Tech, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances, Plea, Sentence, Website Owners
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Posted on Thursday, 29th January 2009 by dcooley

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 [...]

Tags: Adulteration, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Internet Pharmacy Law, Misbranding, Non-Controlled Substances
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Posted on Wednesday, 24th December 2008 by dcooley

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 [...]

Tags: Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances
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Posted on Tuesday, 4th November 2008 by dcooley

Since I have written quite a bit more on internet pharmacy law and strategy related to the Ryan Haight Act and criminal defense law after my last outline, I figured I would update it and attempt to present it in a more organized fashion.  Below please find a catalogue of some of my most popular articles [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, Motion to Dismiss, Non-Controlled Substances, Ryan Haight Act
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Posted on Tuesday, 21st October 2008 by dcooley

One of the justifications for the Ryan Haight Act was that doctors performing face to face examinations can determine the veracity of a patient’s claim of chronic pain before prescribing medication much better than an internet pharmacy doctor performing an online consultation.  This is likely true with respect to internet pharmacies that do not require medical records [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Doctors, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances, Ryan Haight Act
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