FDA Warns Four More Online Pharmacies In Battle Against OTC Sales Of Opioids
Executive Summary
FDA, DEA announce four warning letters just short of a year since FDA warned businesses operating a total of 465 websites as part of an annual Interpol operation to combat the sale and distribution of illegal and potentially counterfeit medical products sold online.
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