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-- Do not respond to on-line pharmacy or fax solicitations for cheaper

alternative injectables, rather report these solicitations to your local

FDA field office, which can be done with full anonymity.

-- Do report any complications from suspected counterfeit injectables to

your local FDA office along with the name and any appropriate

information about the suspected injector, which can all be done with

full anonymity.

-- Do not use any non-FDA approved cosmetic injectable unless it is within

the protocols of a formal investigational trial, and your patients are

fully informed and elect to participate in such trial. In addition, uses

for cosmetic injectables that push the limits of "off-label"

indications must also be performed within the protocols of a clinical

research.

-- Do inspect any cosmetic injectable packaging for identifying marks,

including the serial and lot number. For reference, images of all U.S.

FDA approved brand logos and packaging are available at.

http://www.injectablesafety.org/html/ataglance.php

A white paper outlining the penalties for physicians who purchase or administer illegal cosmetic injectables and other resources for purchasing injectables is available http://www.injectablesafety.org/physiciansonly/purchasing.php. Information on reporting a suspected crime to the FDA can be found at http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/oci072307.html. All physicians, regardles
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