Press Announcements > FDA takes new enforcement actions as part of the agency’s ongoing effort to combat the illegal online sales of opioids

Press Announcements > FDA takes new enforcement actions as part of the agency’s ongoing effort to combat the illegal online sales of opioids

FDA takes new enforcement actions as part of the agency’s ongoing effort to combat the illegal online sales of opioids

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the issuance of two warning letters to operators of websites that illegally market potentially dangerous, unapproved and misbranded opioid medications, including tramadol. The warning letters issued to azmedicinalshop.com and thedonrx.net request that they immediately cease offering violative drugs for sale to U.S. consumers.  The rise in illegal sales of opioids over the internet is a critical public health concern and major focus of attention by the FDA. These drugs are highly addictive and can be deadly when used without a doctor’s supervision. To further advance innovative solutions to protecting Americans from