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Fake HIV medication “kingpin” pled guilty. He could be going to prison for years.
Armando Herrera and co-conspirator Lazaro Roberto Hernandez provided pharmacies and patients with $16.7 million in fake drugs.
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Kingpins identified in massive counterfeit HIV medications scheme
The scheme was to find discarded HIV pill bottles, fill them with fake meds, and reseal them before selling them to unsuspecting victims.
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Gilead warns that counterfeit versions of its HIV meds are being found in U.S. pharmacies
The FDA and legal authorities are trying to figure out who’s behind the brand-name knock-offs. In the meanwhile, the fake meds could make people dangerously ill.