Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers

Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by paxy on Friday December 01, 2017 @02:57PM (#15826811)

They definitely have an interest in stopping counterfeits if it makes them liable for injuries or other lawsuits (e.g. fake chargers, cables, hoverboards, eclipse glasses).

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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by Someone1234 on Friday December 01, 2017 @04:08PM (#15827508)

Amazon continues to sell the "SoClean CPAP Cleaner" even going so far as to stock it out of their own warehouses and offer Prime shipping.

This is a product which has been pulled from several CPAP vendors, likely due to the potential danger[0] posed by leaving Ozone in the CPAP and its ineffectiveness as an actual cleaner[1]. There's also no health warnings on the product and it makes misleading claims ("Destroys 99.9% of CPAP germs").

This product is particularly dangerous because CPAP users are particularly vulnerable to breathing problems potentially caused by Ozone exposure.

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ozone/default.html

[1] https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/ozone-generators-...

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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by Jemmeh on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:50PM (#15827327)

This year they had to recall a bunch of eclipse glasses though.

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