Jul 15, 2018 08:32 PM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/f...ng-letters
EXCERPT: . . . The warning letters were sent to people who tried to buy medicines online or over the phone from illegal pharmacies, according to the FDA. These pharmacies often don’t require a valid prescription to purchase drugs, which may be unapproved, expired, counterfeit, or otherwise unsafe. The FDA does send warning letters to these illegal pharmacies, as well as other companies and people involved with making and distributing drugs — but generally not to consumers who buy the products.
“Consumers who aren’t involved in manufacturing or distributing FDA regulated products should be on alert that if you get an FDA warning letter, it’s probably fake, and probably a scam,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in a press release. [...] It’s not clear yet, though, what the goal of the letters is beyond scaring people. They ask the recipients to send a response to the FDA, and provide valid contact information for the agency....
MORE: https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/f...ng-letters
EXCERPT: . . . The warning letters were sent to people who tried to buy medicines online or over the phone from illegal pharmacies, according to the FDA. These pharmacies often don’t require a valid prescription to purchase drugs, which may be unapproved, expired, counterfeit, or otherwise unsafe. The FDA does send warning letters to these illegal pharmacies, as well as other companies and people involved with making and distributing drugs — but generally not to consumers who buy the products.
“Consumers who aren’t involved in manufacturing or distributing FDA regulated products should be on alert that if you get an FDA warning letter, it’s probably fake, and probably a scam,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in a press release. [...] It’s not clear yet, though, what the goal of the letters is beyond scaring people. They ask the recipients to send a response to the FDA, and provide valid contact information for the agency....
MORE: https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/f...ng-letters