佐治亚州总检察长警告假药与不安全网上药房：全球约3.5万家网上药房中约95%非法经营
佐治亚州总检察长 Chris Carr 11月12日在州府 Atlanta 发布消费者警示，提醒居民警惕非法网上药房出售假药、过期药或可能危险的药品。总检察长办公室说，在网上买处方药固然方便便宜，但并非每家网上药房都合法，有些可能带来危险：非法网站出售的假药、过期药、未经批准或储存不当的药品，可能严重危害消费者健康。
警示说，假药可能含有错误成分、危险污染物甚至芬太尼等致命物质，品类覆盖从癌症治疗药、肉毒杆菌素等注射剂、日常处方药，到 Ozempic、Wegovy、Mounjaro、Zepbound 等减肥与糖尿病药物；这类网站还可能窃取个人与财务信息。Carr 表示，假药是普遍存在的问题，一些网上药房出售的产品可能危险，总检察长办公室致力于保护全体佐治亚州居民的健康与安全，呼吁消费者只从信任的药房购药、做好调查、遇到可疑情况联系该办公室，并对好得不像真的价格保持警惕。
据美国药房委员会协会（NABP）与美国食品药品管理局（FDA）的数据，全球约有 3.5 万家网上药房在运营，其中约 95% 非法经营，符合美国法律与药房标准的不到 4%；美国缉毒局（DEA）也曾警告，非法网上药房正把掺有芬太尼与甲基苯丙胺的假药片寄给以为自己在买正规药品的美国消费者。总检察长办公室提醒：不要求出具有效处方就卖处方药、价格好得不像真、没有可核实的美国地址或持牌药师、未获准服务佐治亚州消费者的网站都要当心；购药前可通过佐治亚州药房委员会核实药房执照（向佐治亚州寄药的邮购与外州药房同样须获该委员会许可），也可查看 FDA 的 BeSafeRx 页面，或用 NABP 的免费 Safe Site Search 工具查询网站，该工具已标记 4 万多个不推荐网站。怀疑药房非法经营的，可向佐治亚州总检察长消费者保护部门、联邦贸易委员会、FDA 或 NABP 举报。
Georgia Attorney General Warns of Counterfeit Medicines and Unsafe Online Pharmacies: About 95% of 35,000 Online Pharmacies Operate Illegally
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued a consumer alert in Atlanta on November 12 warning residents about illegal online pharmacies selling counterfeit, expired, or potentially dangerous medications. While buying prescription medication online can be convenient and affordable, the Attorney General's office said, not every online pharmacy is legitimate and some may be dangerous: counterfeit, expired, unapproved, or improperly stored medications sold illegally online may put a consumer's health at serious risk.
Counterfeit medications may contain the wrong ingredients, dangerous contaminants, or deadly substances such as fentanyl, and they span the full range of medicines, from cancer treatments and injectables like Botox and everyday prescriptions to weight-loss and diabetes drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, the alert said; these websites may also steal personal and financial information. Carr said counterfeit medicines are a widespread problem, with some online pharmacies selling potentially dangerous products, and that his office is committed to protecting the health and safety of all Georgians, urging consumers to only purchase medications from a pharmacy they trust, to do their research, to contact his office if they encounter anything suspicious, and to always question a deal that seems too good to be true.
Of the roughly 35,000 online pharmacies operating worldwide, about 95 percent operate illegally, and fewer than 4 percent comply with U.S. laws and pharmacy standards, according to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has warned that illegal online pharmacies are shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting American consumers who believe they are buying legitimate medications. The Attorney General's office advised caution with pharmacies that sell prescription medications without requiring a valid prescription, advertise prices that seem too good to be true, lack a verifiable U.S. address or licensed pharmacist, or are not properly licensed to serve Georgia consumers; before buying, consumers can verify a pharmacy's license through the Georgia Board of Pharmacy, check FDA's BeSafeRx website, or use NABP's free Safe Site Search tool, which flags more than 40,000 Not Recommended sites. Suspected illegal pharmacies can be reported to the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, the Federal Trade Commission, the FDA, or NABP.
来源：佐治亚州总检察长办公室
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