According to the DOJ, John Seil Lee was purchasing tadalafil powder from
China and making pills he sold as herbal supplements requiring no
prescription. Lee is alleged to have sold at least $11 million worth of
his fake pills across the United States.
NBC Los Angeles reports that one of the companies prosecuted, Contenda
Health, admitted to purchasing 1.4 million fake pills from Lee, which
they then resold at retail locations all over the United States.
CVS Pharmacy is not taking any chances with misbranded or illicitly
manufactured dietary supplements. According to My Healthy Click, CVS
Pharmacy has begun a program called “Tested to be Trusted” on all
dietary supplements in their stores. My Healthy Click reports that CVS
tested over 1,400 vitamins and supplements from more than 150 brands.
Seven percent of supplements tested failed the test and were pulled from
shelves.
