Press Announcements > FDA launches global operation to crack down on websites selling illegal, potentially dangerous drugs; including opioids

Press Announcements > FDA launches global operation to crack down on websites selling illegal, potentially dangerous drugs; including opioids





FDA launches global operation to crack down on websites selling illegal, potentially dangerous drugs; including opioids

Illegally marketed opioids and drugs claiming to treat cancer and HIV are among the products targeted, along with the websites that sell them

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, acted this week to target 465 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved versions of opioid, oncology and antiviral prescription drugs to U.S. consumers. 

This effort was part of Operation Pangea XI, the eleventh annual International Internet Week of Action (IIWA). This is a global cooperative effort, led by Interpol, to combat the unlawful sale and distribution of illegal and potentially counterfeit medical products sold on the internet