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Benzinga
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Technology
Vandana Singh

Johnson & Johnson Initiates Legal Action Against Entities Selling Fake HIV Medications

HIV JJ. JNJ Lawsuit
  • Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has filed the latest lawsuit to combat illicit sales of drugs in the U.S., alleging that several drug distributors and pharmacies are selling counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs.
  • J&J said in a suit that in some cases, bottles labeled as one drug were filled with pills of a different HIV medicine, writes Wall Street Journal.
  • In at least one instance, a bottle purporting to be HIV medication contained antipsychotic pills, J&J said in court documents. 
  • Related: Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Network Sold Fake HIV Drugs.
  • J&J alleged in its suit that three drug distributors - SafeChain Solutions LLC, ProPharma Distribution LLC, and Scripts Wholesale Inc - have sold large quantities of counterfeit HIV medications. 
  • J&J alleged that several complaints of pills in the wrong bottle could be traced to SafeChain and Scripts and that ProPharma acknowledged possessing hundreds of bottles of J&J HIV medication that proved to be counterfeit. 
  • Price Action: JNJ shares closed at $184.73 on Tuesday.
  • Image by Tumisu from Pixaby
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