Medication Health Fraud
In general, health fraud drug products are articles of unproven effectiveness that claim to treat disease or improve health. In addition to wasting billions of consumers' dollars each year, health scams can lead patients to delay proper treatment and cause serious—and even fatal—injuries. FDA is very concerned about these fraud products, and removing these products from the market remains one of the Agency's top priorities.
General Health Fraud
Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
- Letter to Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements
- Tainted Body Building Products
- Tainted Sexual Enhancement Products
- Tainted Weight Loss Products
- Tainted Arthritis/Pain Products
- Tainted Sleep Aid Products
- Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements and Foods: Responsibilities of Retailers and Distributors
- List of Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
Fraudulent Products for Serious Diseases
- Questions and Answers: Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium
- FTC's order against Promoters of Supreme Greens and Coral Calcium dietary supplements upheld
- Products Claiming to "Cure" Cancer are a Cruel Deception
- Canadian Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs Using the Internet
- Warning not to use Arrow Brand Medicated Oil and Embrocation, Aceite Medicinal La Flecha, or 箭嘜驅風油
Internet/Buying Online
- Buying Drugs Online: It's Convenient and Private, but Beware of 'Rogue Sites'
- BeSafeRX: Know Your Online Pharmacy
Counterfeit Medicine
Resources and Links of Interest
- Miracle Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism: Federal Trade Commission
- CDER-CFSAN Agreement: This document outlines a working agreement between the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Fraudulent Drugs: Compliance Guide
- Street Drug Alternatives: Guidance for Industry
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products: Guidance for Industry
Resources For You
- RSS Feed for Tainted Dietary Supplements
- Some Imported Dietary Supplements and Nonprescription Drug Products May Harm You
- List of Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration
Reporting to FDA
- Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet
- Dietary Supplements - Adverse Event Reporting
- Report a Serious Medical Product Problem Online