Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies

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Written By Denise Kolakowski

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is informing public health officials, clinicians, and affected patients, their families, and caregivers about a potential public health risk among individuals ordering what they believe to be prescription medications from online pharmacies.

Denise Kolakowski
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