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FDA Advises Public to Check Web for Affected Medications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Attorney for the District of Utah are announcing a series of indictments today against multiple prescription drug distributors whose illegal distribution of diverted drugs could affect the safety and efficacy of more than 40 medications purchased by consumers in over 80 pharmacies nationwide. Diverted drugs are medications illegally bought, sold or otherwise circulated outside established distribution systems that assure their quality. Individual pharmacies may be unaware that the product they are buying from a distributor has been diverted and, therefore, may have been adversely affected by improper handling, storage, or transportation. FDA has posted a list of the pharmacies and locations that may have received suspect drugs from these distributors at its Web site: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2005/ANS01353lists.html This website will also provide a list of the specific types of drugs that were diverted, and the unauthorized distributors. Both lists will be updated as needed. Unless a drug named on the list has been purchased from a pharmacy listed as having received product from one of the listed distributors, it can be presumed to be safe and effective. Consumers who have purchased listed drugs from the listed pharmacies distributed by the listed firms should not use them, but instead immediately notify their health care provider. Pharmacies who received drugs from any of the listed distributors are urged to check their inventories for any remaining products, stop dispensing the product, and notify any patient who may have purchased these affected drugs. The distributors named in the indictment are PDRX, also operating under the name of Pharma Discount, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Other drug distributors named in the indictment include Empire Pharmaceuticals in Newbury Park, California; DRX Medical, also operating under the name of Defonte Trading, located in Aberdeen, New Jersey; as well as PRNY Enterprises, AC Global, AC Healthcare, and Afro Caribbean Healthcare, all located in Floral Park, New York. Criminal charges have only been made against the drug distributors named above and the only drugs affected were distributed through this illegal operation. |
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Pharmacies and Drugs Affected by Drug Diversion Operation
From: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2005/ANS01353lists.html On April 28, 2005 the United States Attorney for the District of Utah announced a series of indictments concerning an illegal drug diversion operation occurring in several states throughout the country. Although the operation appears to be limited in scope, FDA is providing as much information as possible to the public about the distribution of these illegal drugs to help patients and health providers determine if they might have been affected. Below is a list of potentially affected drugs and pharmacies. It is important to note that unless the listed drug was purchased at one of the pharmacies listed below it can be presumed to be safe and effective. If you have purchased a listed drug from one of these pharmacies, do not use the drug but instead immediately notify your health care provider. Pharmacies that received drugs from any of the listed distributors are urged to check their inventories for any remaining products, stop dispensing any of these products, and notify any patients who may have purchased these affected drugs. The distributors named in the indictments are: PDRX, also operating under the name of Pharma Discount, located in Salt Lake City, Utah; Empire Pharmaceuticals, Newbury Park, California; DRX Medical, also operating under the name of Defonte Trading, Aberdeen, New Jersey; PRNY Enterprises, AC Global, AC Healthcare, and Afro Caribbean Healthcare, all located in Floral Park, New York. For more details, see related FDA talk paper. Pharmacies Name Address City State & Zip 702 Pharmacy 406 W Putnam Ave Porterville Ca 93257 A&W Pharmacy 1121 McDonald Ave Brooklyn NY 11230 Aalpha Pharmacy 174 South Alvarado Street Los Angeles CA 90057 AAUSHADH Inc 4615 5th Ave Brooklyn NY 11220 Adams Square Pharmacy 1122-A East Chevy Chase Drive Glendale CA 91205 Agra Pharmacy 537 Claremont Pkwy Brnx NY 10457 All in One Pharmacy 24404 S Vermont #310 Harbor City CA 90710 Almarc Drugs 507 Main St New Rochelle NY 108016305 Alpha Drugs Pharmacy 1240 S Magnolia Ave Anaheim CA 92804-5116 Alpha Pharmacy 515 S Beach Blvd Anaheim CA 92804-1812 Alvin's Pharmacy Inc 115 Cedar Lane Teaneck NJ 07666 Arlyn Pharmacy 753 Commack Rd Brentwood NJ 11717 Ashland Pharmacy 123 Dekalb Ave Brooklyn NY 11217-1237 B N Pharmacy Inc 107-45 Guy Brewer Blvd Jamaica NY 114332351 Balaji Targee Pharmacy Corp 519 Targee St Staten Island NY 10304-3501 Bello Pharmacy 179 St Nicholas Ave Brooklyn NY 11237 Bethel Pharmacy, Inc. 301 Osborne Terrace Newark NJ 07112 Beverly Hills Medical Plaza Pharmacy 150 N Robertson Blvd #104 Beverly Hills CA 802112143 BN Pharmacy Inc 107-45 Guy R Brewer Blvd Jamaica NY 11433 Brownsville Community Pharmacy 592 Rockaway Ave Brooklyn NY 11212 Calexico Pharmacy 420 E 2nd St Calexico CA 92231 California Pharmacy Association Inc 315 N 3rd Ave Covina CA 91723 Camp Drugs, Inc 850 18th Ave. Irvington NJ 07111-2756 Care Drugs 505 N Mollison Ave El Cajon Ca 92021 Care Rite Pharmacy Inc 3500 Broadway Long Beach CA 90803-5907 Century Pharmacy 159 E Broadway New York NY 10002 Charlie's Pharmacy 1101 Fillmore St San Francisco CA 941154711 Coney Island Pharmacy 2720 Mermaid Ave Brooklyn NY 11224 Corby Chemists 988 1st Ave New York NY 10022 Eagle Scripts 401 N 4th St Indiana PA 15701 East Village Prescription Center 72 Avenue A New York NY 100097239 Economy Drug Inc 22121 Jamaica Ave Queens Village NY 11428 El Camino Pharmacy 6356 Vineland Ave No Hollywood CA 91606 El Molino Pharmacy 6652 Front St Forestville CA 954369688 Express Drugs 9 Butler St. NE Atlanta GA 30303 Express Pharmacy Inc 752 E Arrow Hwy Los Angeles CA 91767 Global United Pharmacy 179-42 Hillside AVE Jamaica NY 11432 GN Pharmacy 119-01 Jamacica Ave Richmond Hill NY 11418 Goodman Plaza Pharmacy 3250 3rd Ave Bronx NY 104566743 Georgetown 134-07 Liberty Ave Richmond Hill NY 11419 Grant Pharmacy 1340 Edward Grant Hwy Bronx NY 10452 Health Fair Pharmacy 305 Willow Avenue Hoboken NJ 07030 Hunts Point Drug 2799 3rd Ave Bronx NY 10451 Justin's Pharmacy 1168 Summit Ave Jersey City NJ 07307 Kennedy Pharmacy 42 E Laurel Rd STE #1900 Stratford NJ 08084-1350 Khanh Pharmacy 4575 El Cajon Blvd #C San Diego CA 92115-4316 L M Caldwell Pharmacy 1509 State St Santa Barbara CA 93101 LA Votre RX Inc 25848 Hemingway Ave Stevenson Ranch CA 91381 Lark Drugs Pharmacy 16251 Main St Guerneville CA 95446 Laurel Pharmacy 13686 Van Nuys Blvd Pacoima CA 91331-3616 LaVotre RX Inc 25848 Hemingway Ave Stevenson Ranch CA 91381-2319 Liss Pharmacy 794 MT Prospect Ave Newark NJ 07104 Little Five Points Pharmacy, Inc 484 Moreland Ave NE Atlanta Ga 30307 Medical Center Pharmacy 161 Clinton St Watertown NY 13601-3675 Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy 8828 Parsons Blvd Jamaica NY 11432-3842 Metta Pharmacy 7037 Linda Vista Rd San Diego CA 92111 Midtown Drugs 581 Kearny Ave. Kearny NJ 07032-2737 Midway Drugs 10410 Lower Azusa Rd El Monte CA 91731 Newark Drug 673 Broad St. Newark NJ 07102 Nishi Pharmacy 850 Amsterdam Ave New York NY 10025 Nu Look Pharmacy 188-06A Jamaica Ave Hollis NY 11423 Nutree Pharmacy 2080 W County Line Rd Jackson NJ 08527 Oals Park Pharmacy 205 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 11215 Owl Rexall Drug 5634 N Figueroa St Los Angeles CA Oxford Pharmacy 3516 1/2 W 8th St Los Angeles CA 90005 Professional Prescriptions Center 265 Central Ave East Orange NJ 07018 Rite-Way Pharmacy LLC 1603 Westchester Ave Bronx NY 10472 Riverside Pharmacy 2920 8th Ave New York NY 10039 RX Unlimited San Francisco 901 Castro St San Francisco CA 94114 Sicomac Pharmacy 300 Sicomac Ave Wyckoff NJ 07481 Sidney 519 Targee St Staten Island NY 10304-3501 Silver Pharmacy & Medical Supply 15243 Roscoe Blvd Panarama City Ca 91402 Sims Pharmacy Corp 1711 Pitkin Ave Brooklyn NY 11212-6601 Sunny Pharmacy 42-02 B Greenpoint Ave Sunnyside NY 11104 SVRH Pharmacy 161 Smith St Brooklyn NY 11201 TDI Pharmacy 452 S Main Pittsburgh PA 15220 The Community Pharmacy 1524 27th Ste 302 Bakersfield CA 93301 Toluca Village Pharmacy 4201 W Alameda Ave Burbank CA 915054142 Total Remedy & RX Center 1245 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90017 Tripharm Drug Inc 200 Port Richmond Ave Staten Island NY 10302 Valley Pharmacy Inc 23800 Sunnymead Blvd Moreno Valley CA 92553 Varsha Pharmacy 239 Boyle Rd Selden NY 11784 Wards Pharmacy 653 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach CA 90802 Whittier Goodrich Pharmacy 5417 Whittier Blvd Los Angeles CA 90022 Wible Pharmacy Inc 2400 Wible Rd Ste 1 Bakersfield CA 93304 Drugs MANUFACTURER DRUG ABBOTT LABS KALETRA ASTRA ZENECA SEROQUEL BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VIRAMUNE 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