US EditionCounterfeit oxycodone pills kill at least 13 in Netherlands
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Many more people have fallen victim to counterfeit medicines than previously assumed. This is evident from an inventory conducted by Erasmus MC at the request of the NOS. The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) recently reported six deaths and four serious poisonings linked to counterfeit medicines. At least six other suspicious deaths have been reported, according to a survey of the Netherlands Poisons Information Centre, the Trimbos Institute…
Counterfeit oxycodone pills kill at least 13 in Netherlands
Counterfeit prescription pills sold online have killed at least 13 people in the Netherlands and caused dozens of serious poisonings, according to an Erasmus MC investigation conducted at the request of NOS.The Dutch Forensic Institute confirmed six deaths and four severe poisonings linked to fake medications.
At least 13 people have died after taking illegal sleeping pills sold by two men from Breda, among others. The men were arrested last month, but the damage now appears to be greater than previously thought. This is according to an inventory by Erasmus MC, requested by the NOS. Several victims took counterfeit oxycodone, supplied by the online store Slaappillen.net, where they could buy the counterfeit medication without a prescription. The two m…
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