This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a public health warning about prescription medications sold by online pharmacies. The public health agency said some online pharmacies could be selling prescription drugs tainted with the potent opioid fentanyl, which can be deadly.
In September, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an indictment against people managing illegal online pharmacies. According to the DOJ, these individuals are advertising, selling, manufacturing and shipping millions of unregulated counterfeit prescription pills to tens of thousands of Americans. These counterfeit medicines usually contain fentanyl, which means people who take these drugs could be at risk of an overdose.
