State Department issues warning about counterfeit pills sold in Mexican pharmacies

The U.S. Division of State issued a warning after reporting confirmed that counterfeit prescription drugs containing illicit medicine have been being offered in pharmacies in Mexico. 

The counterfeit medicines have been tainted with substances together with fentanyl and methamphetamine, the division stated. The small print of the counterfeit tablets have been first reported by the Los Angeles Instances. The division stated that the Drug Enforcement Administration had additionally reported counterfeit prescriptions offered on either side of the border, represented as OxyContin, Percocet, Xanax and others. 

The division stated in its advisory that folks ought to “train warning when buying drugs,” noting that prescription drugs, even people who would possibly require a prescription in the USA, “are sometimes available for buy with little regulation.” 

Along with the chance of contamination, officers stated counterfeit remedy may “show to be ineffective” or be the incorrect energy. 

“Remedy must be bought in session with a medical skilled and from respected institutions,” the division stated, noting that counterfeit medicines are “readily marketed on social media and could be bought at small, non-chain pharmacies in Mexico alongside the border and in vacationer areas.” 

The kidnapping of 4 People earlier this month in a Mexican border city has additionally put a highlight on “medical tourism,” or when folks journey to a different nation to obtain extra inexpensive medical care or prescriptions. Whereas the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention don’t monitor crime associated to medical tourism, they do deem the apply “dangerous.” 

A 2015 research from the U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee (USITC) discovered that about 1,000,000 folks from California traveled to Mexico to purchase drugs at decrease costs.