OTC Tramadol Sales By 21 Online Pharmacies Found In US FDA Sweep
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet & The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA warns four online pharmacies associated with websites selling opioid products without prescriptions and advises more crack-downs are on horizon. Products identified in the warnings, formulated with tramadol, and other drugs sold on the websites are misbranded and unapproved new drugs.
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