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The Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies strives to stay on top of the latest topics, trends and developments related to counterfeit online medicines and illegitimate internet pharmacies. This page will also be updated with CSIP happenings, as well as news from our members. Members of the media and others are invited to contact us for additional information.


May182023

CSIP’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Campaign Reaches 1.1 Million Consumers

This spring, CSIP worked closely with our members Meta and Google to proactively extend the reach of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day through a public service ad campaign that reached over 1.1 million users on the Facebook platform. CSIP has run similar successful campaigns in the past, but this is the first time that the effort has reached this milestone on a single platform.

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Dec202021

CSIP Fall Campaigns Offer Resources Emphasizing Prescription Drug Safety and Online Pharmacy Verification

A November 2021 article in The Washington Post reported a grim milestone in the ongoing overdose crisis that has been exacerbated during the nearly two-year COVID-19 pandemic: Between April 2020 and April 2021, the federal government counted over 100,000 deaths from overdoses. That is 275 people each day.

In light of these staggering numbers, U.S. consumers need resources to help them verify that their medicines – especially those purchased online – come from a safe source. Furthermore, they will benefit from vetted information about preventing prescription medicine misuse. This past autumn, CSIP and its members implemented two targeted campaigns aimed at addressing these important needs. Read More