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US issues warning about Mexican pharmacies selling tainted, counterfeit pills

The U.S. State Department issued a warning Friday for Americans to “exercise caution” when buying medications from drug stores in Mexico, posting the health alert a week after a letter from two lawmakers and an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 19, 2023

Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department have known for more than three years that some pharmacies in Mexico are selling counterfeit medications laced with illicit fentanyl — and that American tourists are overdosing and dying from them.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023

Federal lawmakers call for travel advisory about fentanyl in pills at Mexican pharmacies

Congressional lawmakers are calling on the State Department to issue a travel advisory warning Americans that some Mexican pharmacies are passing off counterfeit pills made of fentanyl and methamphetamine as legitimate pharmaceuticals.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023