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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Father and Son in San Diego Admit Making Bogus AIDS DrugsOctober 17, 2002 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Ronald Eugene Nollet, 53, and his son, Ronald Jr., 31,
pleaded guilty in San Diego Tuesday to federal charges of
counterfeiting Serostim, a costly human growth hormone approved
to combat AIDS wasting. The pair ordered 6,000 vials of
medication from an Oregon firm in April based on their formula
for counterfeit Serostim. The formula did not require somatropin,
the active ingredient in Serostim, Assistant US Attorney Melanie
Pierson said. The Nollets then labeled the vials to falsely
indicate that the product was manufactured by Serono
Laboratories, the Massachusetts firm that markets Serostim.
Authorities seized several hundred of the 6,000 counterfeit
Serostim vials the Nollets ordered in April, and intercepted a
second batch the two ordered in July. The men face up to three
years in prison when they are sentenced in January. It is not
known how much the two Nollets made from selling the
counterfeits, Pierson said.
Back to other CDC news for October 17, 2002 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Associated Press 10.15.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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