Criminal Defense Attorney Analysis of Internet Pharmacy, Prescription, and Drug Law
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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:
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I have written extensively about the ramifications of the Ryan Haight Act on pending online pharmacy criminal indictments and prosecutions, the effectiveness of the Act at regulating internet pharmacy prescriptions and the Ryan Haight Act’s effect on criminal law in general. Below please find a detailed outline of my analysis to date on the Ryan Haight Act. I [...]
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The DEA’s Diversion Control website provides a list of doctors convicted or with pending trials under The Controlled Substances Act. Unfortunately, it is nowhere near exhaustive. Moreover, the list includes offline prescription convictions. The list, for example, also would include a local doctor who might blindly write prescriptions for his or her patients. In fact, [...]
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